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bandit

[ ban-dit ]

noun

plural bandits or (Rare) banditti
  1. a robber, especially a member of a gang or marauding band.

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  2. an outlaw or highwayman.

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  3. Informal.
    1. a person who takes unfair advantage of others, as a merchant who overcharges; swindler; cheat.
    2. 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.
  4. Military Informal. an enemy aircraft, especially an attacking fighter.


bandit

/ ˈ²úæ²Ô»åɪ³Ù /

noun

  1. a robber, esp a member of an armed gang; brigand
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²ú²¹²Ô»å¾±³Ù°ù²â, noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bandit1

First recorded in 1585–95; earlier bandetto, plural banditti, from Italian banditi “outlaws,†plural of bandito “proscribed,†past participle of bandire “banish, exile, announce publicly,†from Gothic bandwjan “to make a sign, indicate†( band 1 ) with verb suffix -ire, from Latin -Ä«°ù±ð
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bandit1

C16: from Italian bandito , literally: banished man, from bandire to proscribe, from bando edict, ban 1
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. make out like a bandit, Slang. to be extremely successful; profit greatly:

    The early investors in the company have made out like bandits.

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Victims were often asked to provide a photo of their driver’s license to the tow truck bandits.

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Many California baby boomers — who bought into their neighborhoods long ago — have made out like bandits through escalating home prices.

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Welcome to West Russia, where the oligarchs run the politicians and all are bandits who steal from the poor to give to the rich.

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"But that was not my father. He went back into action, fighting bandits in the Horn of Africa."

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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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