brigand
11brigand — BRIGAND. s. m. Voleur de grands chemins. Tout est plein de brigands. une troupe de brigands …
12brigand — ► NOUN ▪ a member of a gang of bandits, especially in forested and mountainous areas. DERIVATIVES brigandage noun. ORIGIN Italian brigante (person) contending , related to BRIGADE(Cf. ↑brigade) …
13brigand — [brig′ənd] n. [ME brigaunt < OFr < OIt brigante < brigare: see BRIGADE] a bandit, usually one of a roving band …
14brigand — (bri gan ; le d ne se lie pas dans le parler ordinaire ; dans le parler soutenu on dit : un brigan t armé ; au pluriel, des bri gan z armés) s. m. 1° Celui qui exerce le vol et la pillerie par la force et les armes. • S ils suivent au combat… …
15brigand — [[t]brɪ̱gənd[/t]] brigands N COUNT A brigand is someone who attacks people and robs them, especially in mountains or forests. [LITERARY] He looked like a scruffy brigand caught rustling cattle. Syn: bandit …
16brigand — UK [ˈbrɪɡənd] / US noun [countable] Word forms brigand : singular brigand plural brigands literary someone who steals things, especially from travellers …
17brigand — noun Etymology: Middle English brigaunt, from Middle French brigand, from Old Italian brigante, from brigare to fight, from briga strife, of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish bríg strength Date: 14th century one who lives by plunder usually as a… …
18brigand — brigandage, n. brigandish, adj. brigandishly, adv. /brig euhnd/, n. a bandit, esp. one of a band of robbers in mountain or forest regions. [1350 1400; var. of ME briga(u)nt < MF brigand < OIt brigante companion, member of an armed company, equiv …
19brigand — brig•and [[t]ˈbrɪg ənd[/t]] n. a bandit • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME briga(u)nt < MF brigand < early It brigante member of an armed company brig′and•age, n. brig′and•ish, adj …
20BRIGAND — s. m. Celui qui exerce habituellement le brigandage. Une troupe, une bande de brigands. Un chef de brigands. Il se dit, par extension, de Ceux qui font des exactions et des concussions …
