bandit

noun

ban·dit ˈban-dət How to pronounce bandit (audio)

plural bandits

plural also banditti ban-ˈdi-tē How to pronounce bandit (audio)

: an outlaw who lives by plunder

especially : a member of a band of marauders

: robber

: an enemy plane

banditry

ˈban-də-trē How to pronounce bandit (audio)

noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Josh Proctor has been the projected starting bandit safety all preseason, and that came to be true when OSU’s defense took the field.

Stephen Means, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2022 The downtown includes a shrine to Jesús Malverde, a bandit whom many of Sinaloa’s drug traffickers have adopted as a popular saint.

Jon Kamp, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 But this time, the sign bandit got caught with a little help from an Apple AirTag tracking device.

Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2022 The southern forest was controlled by Tsarahambo, a bandit who kept zebu and was known to be violent.

Dyan Machan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022 Their purpose for being a bandit can be, in their minds, justified.

Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2022 The series traces his evolution, from his time as a bandit to his transformation into the leader of the Mexican Revolution.

Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 22 June 2022 The would-be bandit walked into the bank and handed a note to the teller demanding cash from the bank, McNamara said.

Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2022 Tiburcio Vasquez, the swashbuckling bandit chief who defended his crimes as a simple justice for his people against the Yankee invaders.

Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Italian bandito (earlier in English also bandetto, probably by association with the Italian diminutive suffix -etto), noun derivative of bandito "put under a ban, outlawed, exiled," from past participle of bandire "(of a government or other authority) to announce, proclaim, proscribe, outlaw," probably borrowed (directly or via Old Occitan bandir) from Gothic bandwjan "to give a sign, show, reveal," derivative of bandwo "sign, signal" — more at band entry 3

Note: See also note at banderole.

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	banditries
释义	bandit noun ban·dit ˈban-dət plural bandits 1 plural also banditti ban-ˈdi-tē : an outlaw who lives by plunder especially : a member of a band of marauders 2 : robber 3 : an enemy plane banditry ˈban-də-trē noun Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Josh Proctor has been the projected starting bandit safety all preseason, and that came to be true when OSU’s defense took the field. Stephen Means, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2022 The downtown includes a shrine to Jesús Malverde, a bandit whom many of Sinaloa’s drug traffickers have adopted as a popular saint. Jon Kamp, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 But this time, the sign bandit got caught with a little help from an Apple AirTag tracking device. Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2022 The southern forest was controlled by Tsarahambo, a bandit who kept zebu and was known to be violent. Dyan Machan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022 Their purpose for being a bandit can be, in their minds, justified. Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2022 The series traces his evolution, from his time as a bandit to his transformation into the leader of the Mexican Revolution. Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 22 June 2022 The would-be bandit walked into the bank and handed a note to the teller demanding cash from the bank, McNamara said. Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2022 Tiburcio Vasquez, the swashbuckling bandit chief who defended his crimes as a simple justice for his people against the Yankee invaders. Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology borrowed from Italian bandito (earlier in English also bandetto, probably by association with the Italian diminutive suffix -etto), noun derivative of bandito "put under a ban, outlawed, exiled," from past participle of bandire "(of a government or other authority) to announce, proclaim, proscribe, outlaw," probably borrowed (directly or via Old Occitan bandir) from Gothic bandwjan "to give a sign, show, reveal," derivative of bandwo "sign, signal" — more at band entry 3 Note: See also note at banderole. First Known Use 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing bandit make out like a bandit one-armed bandit one-arm bandit make out like a bandit one-armed bandit one-arm bandit Kids Definition bandit noun ban·dit ˈban-dət : a criminal who attacks and steals from travelers and is often a member of a group banditries noun plural of banditry as in piracies Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance piracies rapines despoliations black marketeerings pilferages spoliations pillages grafts highjackings kidnappings abductions housebreakings kidnapings carjackings hijackings petty larcenies thieveries petit larcenies despoilments embezzlements peculations burglaries robberies misapplications misappropriations thefts larcenies
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Example Sentences

Word History

Phrases Containing bandit

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