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BANDITTI
BANDIT
bandit, brigand
(noun) an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
banditti (plural bandittis or banditti)
(archaic) Italian robbers or outlaws.
Source: Wiktionary
BANDIT
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
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