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bandit
[ban-dit]
noun
plural
bandits ,plural
banditti .a robber, especially a member of a gang or marauding band.
Synonyms: ,an outlaw or highwayman.
Synonyms: ,Informal.
Military Informal.an enemy aircraft, especially an attacking fighter.
bandit
/ ˈæԻɪ /
noun
a robber, esp a member of an armed gang; brigand
Other 51Թ Forms
- ˈԻ徱ٰ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bandit1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bandit1
Idioms and Phrases
make out like a bandit, to be extremely successful; profit greatly.
The early investors in the company have made out like bandits.
Example Sentences
There were corridos about the exploits of bandits and outlaws, some of them Robin Hood-esque characters who outwitted oafish authorities and helped the poor.
The show, which had its official opening Sunday at Broadway’s Longacre Theatre, tells the story of the unsuccessful career of a real-life bandit, who achieved more fame as a corpse than as a man.
A notorious bandit kingpin and 100 of his suspected followers have been killed in a joint military operation in north-west Nigeria, authorities say.
Victims were often asked to provide a photo of their driver’s license to the tow truck bandits.
Many California baby boomers — who bought into their neighborhoods long ago — have made out like bandits through escalating home prices.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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