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noun, plural ban·dits or (Rare ) ban·dit·ti [ban-dit -ee]. /bænˈdɪt i/. a robber, especially a member of a gang or marauding band.
an outlaw or highwayman.
Informal . a person who takes unfair advantage of others, as a merchant who overcharges; swindler; cheat. a vendor, cab driver, etc., who operates a business or works without a required license or permit, and without observing the usual rules or practices. Military Informal . an enemy aircraft, especially an attacking fighter.
Idioms for banditmake out like a bandit , Slang . to be extremely successful; profit greatly: The early investors in the company have made out like bandits.
Origin of bandit 1585–95; earlier bandetto, plural banditti <Italian banditi outlaws, plural of bandito proscribed, past participle of bandire banish, exile, announce publicly <Gothic bandwjan to make a sign, indicate (cf. band1 ) with v. suffix -ire <Latin -īre
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Words nearby bandit bandh, bandicoot, bandido, Bandinelli, banding, bandit , bandito, banditry, Bandjarmasin, Bandjermasin, Bandkeramik
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Example sentences from the Web for bandit She stormed off next door, where the business owner tried to chase Wislon off before the bandit squeezed off a round.
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Having taken the Bee too early from the bandit and handling her without suspecting any risk, I received a most downright sting.
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It was a Salvator-Rosa scene, and brought me back in fancy to the bandit legends I had read in boyhood.
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The bandit of Capital falls, and shall perish in shame and in filth!
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British Dictionary definitions for bandit noun plural -dits or -ditti (-ˈdɪtɪ ) a robber, esp a member of an armed gang; brigand
Derived forms of bandit banditry , noun Word Origin for bandit C16: from Italian bandito , literally: banished man, from bandire to proscribe, from bando edict, ban 1
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