bandits

Variant of bandit

bandit definition

ban·dit (ban′dit)

noun pl. bandits -·dits or Rarebanditti ban·dit′ti (ban dit′ē)

  1. a robber, esp. one who robs travelers on the road; brigand; highwayman
  2. anyone who steals, cheats, exploits, etc.

Etymology: It bandito < bandire, to outlaw < Gmc *bann (see ban), with sp. infl. by It banda, band

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