dacoit

da·coit

also da·koit  (də-koit′)

n.

A member of a robber band or gang in South Asia.

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[Hindi ḍakait.]

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dacoit

(dəˈkɔɪt)

n

(Sociology) (in India and Myanmar) a member of a gang of armed robbers

[C19: from Hindi dakait, from dākā robbery]

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da•coit

(dəˈkɔɪt)

n.

(in India) a member of a band of brigands.

[1800–10; < Hindi ḍakait]

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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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