bandit, brigand
(noun) an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bandit (plural bandits)
One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.
An outlaw.
One who cheats others.
(military) An enemy aircraft.
(sports, slang) A runner who covertly joins a race without having registered as a participant.
• (one who robs others): See Thesaurus:thief
• (outlaw): criminal, fugitive, outlaw
• (one who cheats others): cheater
bandit (third-person singular simple present bandits, present participle banditing, simple past and past participle bandited)
(ambitransitive) To rob, or steal from, in the manner of a bandit.
• IT Band, IT band
Source: Wiktionary
Ban"dit, n.; pl.Bandits, or Banditti. Etym: [It. bandito outlaw, p.p. of bandire to proclaim, to banish, to proscribe, LL. bandire, bannire. See Ban an edict, and cf. Banish.]
Definition: An outlaw; a brigand. No savage fierce, bandit, or mountaineer. Milton.
Note: The plural banditti was formerly used as a collective noun. Deerstealers are ever a desperate banditti. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
