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brigand
[ brig-uhnd ]
/ ˈbrɪg ənd /
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noun
a bandit, especially one of a band of robbers in mountain or forest regions.
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Origin of brigand
1350–1400; variant of Middle English briga(u)nt<Middle French brigand<Old Italian brigante companion, member of an armed company, equivalent to brig(are) to treat, deal (with), make war (derivative of briga trouble, strife; of uncertain origin) + -ante-ant
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brig·and·age, nounbrig·and·ish, adjectivebrig·and·ish·ly, adverbWords nearby brigand
brigade, brigadier, brigadier general, brigading, brigalow, brigand, brigandine, brigantine, Brig. Gen., Briggs, Briggsian logarithm
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British Dictionary definitions for brigand
brigand
/ (ˈbrɪɡənd) /
noun
a bandit or plunderer, esp a member of a gang operating in mountainous areas
Derived forms of brigand
brigandage or brigandry, nounWord Origin for brigand
C14: from Old French, from Old Italian brigante fighter, from brigare to fight, from briga strife, of Celtic origin
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