BRIGAND

bandit, brigand

(noun) an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

brigand (plural brigands)

An outlaw or bandit.

Anagrams

• Brading, barding

Source: Wiktionary


Brig"and, n. Etym: [F. brigand, OF. brigant light-armed soldier, fr. LL. brigans light-armed soldier (cf. It. brigante.) fr. brigare to strive, contend, fr. briga quarrel; prob. of German origin, and akin to E. break; cf. Goth. brikan to break, brakja strife. Cf. Brigue.]

1. A light-armed, irregular foot soldier. [Obs.]

2. A lawless fellow who lives by plunder; one of a band of robbers; especially, one of a gang living in mountain retreats; a highwayman; a freebooter. Giving them not a little the air of brigands or banditti. Jeffery.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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