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bandit
[ ban-dit ]
noun
- a robber, especially a member of a gang or marauding band.
Synonyms: ,
- an outlaw or highwayman.
Synonyms: ,
- Informal.
- a vendor, cab driver, etc., who operates a business or works without a required license or permit, and without observing the usual rules or practices.
- Military Informal. an enemy aircraft, especially an attacking fighter.
bandit
/ ˈ²úæ²Ô»åɪ³Ù /
noun
- a robber, esp a member of an armed gang; brigand
Derived Forms
- ˈ²ú²¹²Ô»å¾±³Ù°ù²â, noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of bandit1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of bandit1
Idioms and Phrases
- make out like a bandit, Slang. to be extremely successful; profit greatly:
The early investors in the company have made out like bandits.
Example Sentences
Victims were often asked to provide a photo of their driver’s license to the tow truck bandits.
Many California baby boomers — who bought into their neighborhoods long ago — have made out like bandits through escalating home prices.
Welcome to West Russia, where the oligarchs run the politicians and all are bandits who steal from the poor to give to the rich.
"But that was not my father. He went back into action, fighting bandits in the Horn of Africa."
In recent years, Nigeria's security forces have been fighting powerful criminal gangs, known as bandits, who have been terrorising north-west and central states.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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