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.

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.

OTHER WORDS FOR bandit

1, 2 brigand, desperado.

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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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How to use bandit in a sentence

These campaigns can also result in consultants and vendors “making out like bandits,” Krumholz told me.
Why Candidates With Little Hope Of Winning Are Raising More Money Than Ever|Geoffrey Skelley (geoffrey.skelley@abc.com)|August 26, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
In 2016, a year when bandits made off with more than 1,500 hives, a fellow apiculturist called the cops after spotting Olivarez’s branding on boxes that had appeared suddenly four counties south of his usual stomping grounds.
Bee theft is almost a perfect crime—but there’s a new sheriff in town|Andrew Zaleski|February 9, 2021|Popular-Science
If there’s a theme to Navalny’s oeuvre, it is that Russia’s modern kleptocracy is the offspring of an unholy matrimony between former mid-level KGB officers and a post-Soviet nomenklatura of bandits in business suits.
Alexey Navalny Is Succeeding Where Putin's Other Opponents Have Failed. Why?|Michael Weiss|January 27, 2021|Time
Women Are at the Forefront of Nigeria’s Police Brutality ProtestsMidenda says that SARS did have some early successes in capturing armed bandits.
The Nigerian Government Has Pledged to #EndSARS and Reform the Police. This Isn't the First Time They've Made That Promise|Andrew R. Chow|October 28, 2020|Time

Some of those improvements were driven by Bloomberg Media’s use of ABBA, as well as a multi-armed bandit method, which optimizes between multiple choices in real time, to optimize campaigns in shorter timeframes.
Bloomberg Media tunes up ABBA to break down barriers between its ads and subscriber businesses|Max Willens|October 27, 2020|Digiday
She stormed off next door, where the business owner tried to chase Wislon off before the bandit squeezed off a round.
Post Office Robbers More Wanted Than ISIS|M.L. Nestel|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One bandit came in the night to rob the couple, and shot at his wife when she exited the house.
The Nile: Where Ancient and Modern Meet|William O’Connor|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I had my first taste of Tetra Pak wine from a neon green package labeled “Bandit” a couple of years ago.
Taking Boxed Wine Seriously: It’s Not Just for Hobos and Teenagers Anymore|Jordan Salcito|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After all, who has made out like a bandit since the 2008 economic collapse?
‘Hunger Games’ Is a Tea Party Dystopia|Jay Michaelson|December 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A bandit tried to rob them, and they shot and killed him and went back to work Monday morning as if nothing had happened.
Secret Service Colombia Sex Scandal Deepens as Political Drama Rises|Tara McKelvey|April 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He lived for some time as a bandit, robbing the subjects of the King of Gath, who had given him shelter.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
Five years of warfare and its sequence—the bandit community—had devastated the provinces.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
They had no doubts that if the bandit was still in the cave, the three men would find him and bring him back to face justice.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O|Clair Blank
She had come to the part in their escape when she stopped and fired at the bandit when Janet voiced her opinion.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O|Clair Blank
Clovis made himself master of the city through the treason of Saint Remy, who baptized that crowned bandit at Rheims.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue

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, 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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