Brigand

//ˈbɹɪɡ.ənd// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An outlaw or bandit.
  2. 2
    an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band wordnet

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banditbanditbummergangsterhighwaymanhoodlum

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"Seize this brigand! Prevent him from escaping!"

Etymology

From Middle English brigaunt, bregaund circa 1400, from Old French brigand (“foot soldier”) attested from 1421, from Italian briga (“trouble, bother”), perhaps ultimately of Proto-Germanic or Celtic origin.

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