motor banditn. a person who commits a crime using, or in connection with, a motor vehicle.
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motor bandit1912
1912 (title of film) The motor bandits.
1993 R. MurphySmash & Grab iv. 49/2 But such discreet, unobtrusive..forms of burglary attracted less attention than the spectacular exploits of the ‘motor bandits’.