brigandnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbrɪɡ.ənd/us/ˈbrɪɡ.ənd/literarya thief with a weapon, especially one of a group living in the countryside and stealing from people travelling through the area
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Miscellaneous criminals
- arson
- bigamy
- black hat
- black market
- blackmail
- fire starter
- fire-raising
- fly-posting
- forger
- fraudster
- pirate
- plagiarize
- plunder
- poacher
- prowler
- straw man
- suicide bomber
- swindle
- terrorist
- thief
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Examples from literature
- The brigand shouted again, but still we advanced.
- The brigands were of necessity scattered singly about the ship.
- The outline of the brigand ship came directly under us.
- We see plainly enough that you are bad men, brigands, nobodies, liars.
- We were afraid you had been captured by brigands.