brigand

brig·and  (brgnd)

n.

A robber or bandit, especially one of an outlaw band.

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

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brigand·age (-n-dj), brigand·ism n.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

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brigand

noun bandit, outlaw, robber, gangster, plunderer, highwayman, desperado, marauder, ruffian, freebooter, footpad (archaic) He looked like a scruffy brigand.

Translations

brigand [ˈbrɪgənd] N → bandido m, bandolero m

brigand [ˈbrɪgənd] n (literary) (= bandit) → bandit m

brigand

n (old) → Räuber m, → Bandit m

brigand [ˈbrɪgənd] n → bandito, brigante m