bandit

ban·dit  (bndt)

n.

1. A robber, especially one who robs at gunpoint.

2. An outlaw; a gangster.

3. One who cheats or exploits others.

4. Slang A hostile aircraft, especially a fighter aircraft.

Idiom:

make out like a bandit Slang

To be highly successful in a given enterprise.

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[Italian bandito, from bandire, to band together, probably of Germanic origin; see bh-² in Indo-European roots.]

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bandit·ry n.

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bandit

Noun

a robber, esp. a member of an armed gang [Italian bandito]

banditry n

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

bandit - an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band brigand stealer, thief - a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

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bandit

noun robber, gunman, crook, outlaw, pirate, raider, gangster, plunderer, mugger (informal) hijacker, looter, highwayman, racketeer, desperado, marauder, brigand, freebooter, footpad

Translations

bandit [ˈbændɪt] n → bandido;

one-armed bandit → máquina tragaperras

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bandit [ˈbændɪt] n → bandit m

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bandit [ˈbændɪt] n → Bandit m

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bandit [ˈbændɪt] n → bandito