a member of a gang of robbers in India or Burma (Myanmar)
Origin of dacoit
Hindi ??k?it, robber from ??k?, attack by robbersdacoit
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dacoit
also da·koit
noun
A member of a robber band or gang in South Asia.
Origin of dacoit
Hindi &dlowdot;akaitTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural dacoits)
Verb
(third-person singular simple present dacoits, present participle dacoiting, simple past and past participle dacoited)
- (chiefly India) To commit armed robbery.
Origin
From Hindi डकैत (ḍakait), from डाका (ḍākā, “gang-robbery”).
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