bandit (redirected from make out like a 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 [ˈbændɪt]

n pl -dits, -ditti [-ˈdɪtɪ]

a robber, esp a member of an armed gang; brigand

[from Italian bandito, literally: banished man, from bandire to proscribe, from bando edict, ban¹]

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 Reports say he was killed in an attack by armed bandits.

Translations

bandit [ˈbændɪt] N → bandido m
see also one-armed

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bandit [ˈbændɪt] n (= outlaw) → bandit m

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bandit

n → Bandit(in) m(f), → Räuber(in) m(f)

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bandit [ˈbændɪt] n → bandito, brigante m

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bandit [ˈbændɪt] n → bandito, brigante m

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bandit

n bandit [ˈbӕndit]

an outlaw or robber, especially as a member of a gang They were attacked by bandits in the mountains. skurk, skobbejak قاطِع طَريق، لِص бандит bandita røver; bandit der Bandit ληστής bandido röövel دزد؛ راهزن rosvo bandit שוֹדֵד दस्यु, डाकू bandit bandita penjahat, bandit ræningi bandito 盗賊 강도 banditas bandīts penyamun bandiet banditt, kjeltring bandyta bandido bandit бандит bandita ropar bandit bandit ผู้ร้าย; โจร haydut, eşkiya 土匪；強盜 бандит, розбійник ڈاکو ، رہزن ، اُٹھائی گیرا kẻ cướp 土匪；强盗