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Brigand

//ˈbɹɪɡ.ənd// noun

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

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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