Bandit
['bændɪt]
Definition
(noun.) an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band.
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Definition
(n.) An outlaw; a brigand.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Outlaw, robber, brigand, freebooter, footpad, highwayman, marauder.
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Definition
n. an outlaw: a robber:—pl. Ban′dits Banditt′i.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
An outlaw. See ALDERMAN,."
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Examples
- As a bandit,' repeated Mr. Tupman, mildly. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I shall go as a bandit,' interposed Mr. Tupman. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- An English hero of the road would be the next best thing to an Italian bandit; and that could only be surpassed by a Levantine pirate. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- What sort of a bandit is that with thee? Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Listen, bandits! Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
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