Meaning of BANDIT
Pronunciation: | | 'bandit
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| Definition: | | [n] an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band |
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| Synonyms: | | brigand |
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| See Also: | | stealer, thief | |
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| Definition: | | Bandit Description not available. more details ... |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Ban"dit\, n.; pl. {Bandits}, or {Banditti}. [It. bandito
outlaw, p. p. of bandire to proclaim, to banish, to
proscribe, LL. bandire, bannire. See {Ban} an edict, and cf.
{Banish}.]
An outlaw; a brigand.
No savage fierce, bandit, or mountaineer. --Milton.
Note: The plural banditti was formerly used as a collective
noun.
Deerstealers are ever a desperate banditti. --Sir
W. Scott.
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| Related Terms: | | air armada, air force, badman, bogey, bravo, brigand, bummer, combat plane, cutthroat, dacoit, desperado, enemy aircraft, footpad, forager, freebooter, gangster, highwayman, holdup man, hoodlum, looter, mobsman, mobster, pillager, plunderer, racketeer, raider, ravager, sacker, slaunchways, thug, villain |
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