bandit

Meaning

Noun

1. One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.
2. An outlaw.
3. One who cheats others.
4. An aircraft identified as an enemy, but distinct from "hostile" or "threat" in that it is not immediately to be engaged.
5. (slang) A runner who covertly joins a race without having registered as a participant.

Verb

To rob, or steal from, in the manner of a bandit.

Synonyms

brigand

robber

thief

gangster

highwayman

outlaw

burglar

highway robber

thug

criminal

ruffian

plunderer

cutthroat

rebel

mosstrooper

baddy

baddie

dacoit

picaroon

pickpocket

pillager

pirate

prowler

rebels

rotter

shoplifter

swindler

swine

tough

traitors

vagrant

villain

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wanderer

warlord

dakoit

criminal fellow

evil man

aggressor

desperados

boss

buccaneer

cheat

daredevil

depredator

desperado

dictator

footpad

freebooter

fugitive

gang

gunman

hijacker

housebreaker

marauder

mugger

murderer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbændɪt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bandito (“outlawed”), a derivative of Italian bandire (“to ban”), from Late Latin bandīre, an alteration (due to Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bandwjan, “to signal”)) of Late Latin bannīre (“to ban”), from Frankish *bannan (“to ban”). Doublet of bandito.