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bandit
[ ban-dit ]
/ ˈbæn dɪt /
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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.
Military Informal. an enemy aircraft, especially an attacking fighter.
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Idioms about bandit
make 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
First recorded in 1585–95; earlier bandetto, plural banditti, from Italian banditi “outlaws,” plural of bandito “proscribed,” past participle of bandire “banish, exile, announce publicly,” from Gothic bandwjan “to make a sign, indicate” (cf. band1) with verb suffix -ire, from Latin -īre
Words nearby bandit
bandh, bandicoot, bandido, Bandinelli, banding, bandit, bandito, banditry, Bandjarmasin, Bandjermasin, Bandkeramik
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British Dictionary definitions for bandit
bandit
/ (ˈbændɪt) /
noun plural -dits or -ditti (-ˈdɪtɪ)
a robber, esp a member of an armed gang; brigand
Derived forms of bandit
banditry, nounWord Origin for bandit
C16: from Italian bandito, literally: banished man, from bandire to proscribe, from bando edict, ban 1
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