dacoit

American  

[duh-koit] / dəˈkɔɪt /

Or dakoit

noun

1. in India and Myanmar (Burma), a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.

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dacoit British  

/ dəˈkɔɪt /

noun

1. (in India and Myanmar) a member of a gang of armed robbers

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Etymology

Origin of dacoit

First recorded in 1800–10, dacoit is from the Hindi word ḍakait

Example Sentences

Last October, Narayan told me, he had been visited by a man claiming to be a lesser dacoit.

From Time Magazine Archive

No dacoit in modern times ever became so feared or respected as Man Singh in the years that followed his great oath of vengeance.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last year, after Man Singh slipped through his fingers once again, Narasinghrao Dixit, the home minister of Madhya Bharat province, vowed to resign if he failed to trap the notorious dacoit within a year.

From Time Magazine Archive

At last the dacoit had fulfilled his vow to Kali.

From Time Magazine Archive

We have no means of fixing the date of this visit to Shen-Yan's, but I feel inclined to put down the 'lascar' as the dacoit who was murdered by Fu-Manchu!

From The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu by Rohmer, Sax