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dacoit

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da·coit also da·koit  (d-koit)
n.
A member of a robber band or gang in India or Myanmar (Burma).
[Hindi akait.]
dacoit [dəˈkɔɪt]
n
(Sociology) (in India and Myanmar) a member of a gang of armed robbers
[from Hindi dakait, from dākā robbery]
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Noun1.dacoit - a member of an armed gang of robbers
dakoit
Burma, Myanmar, Union of Burma - a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal; "much opium is grown in Myanmar"
Bharat, India, Republic of India - a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
stealer, thief - a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
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He writes the letter to his son, and it is a " how- to" manual on being a good dacoit.
Bandit myth inspires engineer to turn author by Mail Today (New Delhi, India)
QUETTA, November 14, 2009 (Balochistan Times): City Nazim Muhammad Raheem Kakas nephew has been killed while resisting dacoit activity at his house here on Saturday.
Nephew of city Nazim killed by Balochistan Times (Baluchistan Province, Pakistan)
QUETTA, November 14, 2009 (Frontier Star): City Nazim Muhammad Raheem Kakar's nephew has been killed while resisting dacoit activity at his house here on Saturday.
Nephew of city Nazim killed by The Frontier Star (Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan)
 
 
 
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