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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
 
 See Also: stealer, thief

 

 

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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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