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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