ladrone

[luh-drohn] /ləˈdroʊn/

noun, Southwestern U.S.

a thief.

Origin of ladrone

Spanish

Latin

1550-1560

1550-60; < Spanish ladrón < Latin latrōn- (stem of latrō) mercenary, bandit

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“Asesino,” “ladron,” “ingrato,” were the terms used in speaking of him.

The White Chief Mayne Reid
I hope it will cause the excommunication of every ladron in Mexico, and have them devoted to the perdition they so richly deserve.

The Bandolero Mayne Reid

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