bandit
31bandit — ban|dit [ˈbændıt] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Italian; Origin: bandito, from bandire to banish ] someone who robs people, especially one of a group of people who attack travellers ▪ They travelled 30 miles through bandit country. >banditry n [U]… …
32bandit — /ban dit/, n., pl. bandits or (Rare) banditti /ban dit ee/. 1. a robber, esp. a member of a gang or marauding band. 2. an outlaw or highwayman. 3. Informal. a. a person who takes unfair advantage of others, as a merchant who overcharges;… …
33bandit — ban|dit [ bændıt ] noun count a thief who attacks travelers, usually with other thieves => ONE ARMED BANDIT …
34bandit — • huligan, ligist, bandit, buse, lymmel, bov …
35bandit — [16] Etymologically, a bandit is someone who has been ‘banished’ or outlawed. The word was borrowed from Italian bandito, which was a nominal use of the past participle of the verb bandire ‘ban’. The source of this was Vulgar Latin *bannīre,… …
36bandit — [[t]bæ̱ndɪt[/t]] bandits N COUNT Robbers are sometimes called bandits, especially if they are found in areas where the law has broken down. This is real bandit country. Syn: outlaw …
37bandit — noun (C) someone who robs people, especially one of group of people who attack travellers: Beware of bandits in the mountains. see also: one armed bandit banditry noun (U) …
38bandit — /ˈbændət / (say banduht) noun 1. a robber, especially one who robs by violence. 2. an outlaw. 3. Colloquial → one armed bandit. {Italian bandito, from bandire proscribe} …
39bandit — ban|dit sb., ten, ter, terne, i sms. bandit , fx banditvæsen …
40bandit — s ( en, er) bov, rövare, skurk, enarmad bandit spelautomat …
