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bandit

ban·dit

UK/ˈbændɪt/ US/ˈbændʌt/ fairly common slang uk

noun

1.

an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band

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Origin

Borrowed from Italian bandito (“outlawed”), a derivative of Italian bandire (“to ban”), from Late Latin bandīre, an alteration (due to Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bandwjan, “to signal”)) of Late Latin bannīre (“to ban”), from Frankish *bannan (“to ban”). Doublet of bandito.

Phrases

  • arse bandit
  • ass bandit
  • back-door bandit
  • bail bandit
  • Beltway bandit
  • blue light bandit
  • booty bandit
  • botty bandit

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