Bandit Definition
băndĭt
bandits, banditti
noun
bandits
A robber, especially one who robs at gunpoint.
American Heritage
A robber, esp. one who robs travelers on the road; brigand; highwayman.
Webster's New World
An outlaw; a gangster.
American Heritage
Anyone who steals, cheats, exploits, etc.
Webster's New World
One who cheats or exploits others.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
idiom
make out like a bandit
- To be highly successful in a given enterprise.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Bandit
Noun
Singular:
banditPlural:
banditsIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Bandit
Origin of Bandit
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Italian bandito from past participle of bandire to proclaim, proscribe, banish probably of Germanic origin bhā-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Borrowing from Italian bandito, from Late Latin bannire (“to proclaim”).
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