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brigand

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brig·and  (brgnd)
n.
A robber or bandit, especially one of an outlaw band.

[Middle English brigaunt, from Old French, from Old Italian brigante, skirmisher, from present participle of brigare, to fight; see brigade.]

brigand·age (-n-dj), brigand·ism n.

brigand [ˈbrɪgənd]
n
(Business / Professions) a bandit or plunderer, esp a member of a gang operating in mountainous areas
[from Old French, from Old Italian brigante fighter, from brigare to fight, from briga strife, of Celtic origin]
brigandage , brigandry n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.brigandbrigand - an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
stealer, thief - a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

brigand
noun bandit, outlaw, robber, gangster, plunderer, highwayman, desperado, marauder, ruffian, freebooter, footpad (archaic) He looked like a scruffy brigand.
Translations
brigand [ˈbrɪgənd] Nbandido m, bandolero m
brigand [ˈbrɪgənd] n (literary) (= bandit) → bandit m
brigand
n (old)Räuber m, → Bandit m
brigand [ˈbrɪgənd] nbandito, brigante m
brigand [ˈbrɪgənd] nbandito, brigante m


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The brigand captain took the large paper from the attendant brigand and, glancing over it, continued: "My other intentions are clearly set forth in this public document, which I will hand round in a moment; and which after that will be posted on a tree by every village in the valley, and every cross-road in the hills.
Remorselessly to rob you, an orphan, as any brigand might do?
Pickwick, with the brigand on one arm, and the troubadour on the other, walked solemnly up the entrance.
 
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