bandit en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbændɪt/
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.
Do you recollect a story my nurse told us of a Sicilian bandit, the terror of the country?—how he saved a young child from a cottage on fire, brought it up delicately, and far removed from his own pursuits; while, at his execution, his chief regret was the future provision for that boy?
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XV, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 173:
- An outlaw.
- One who cheats others.
- An aircraft identified as an enemy, but distinct from "hostile" or "threat" in that it is not immediately to be engaged.
- (slang) A runner who covertly joins a race without having registered as a participant.
- (UK, dated, derogatory, slang) Synonym of arse bandit.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| banditti | Number=Plur | archaic | lexicographic |
| bandits | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
arse bandit · time bandit · botty bandit · banditism · garbage bandit · trash bandit · Beltway bandit · multi-armed bandit · gas meter bandit · shag bandit · blue light bandit · squeegee bandit · booty bandit · banditry · one-arm bandit · back-door bandit · communist bandit · make out like a bandit · pussy bandit · ass bandit · bail bandit · one-armed bandit · shag-bandit · dumpster bandit
Descendants
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
dacoit · bushranger · moss-trooper · warlord · thug · highwayman
Relateds
Synonyms
cheater (one who cheats others) · outlaw (outlaw) · latron · brigand · bandit · arse bandit · fugitive (outlaw) · criminal (outlaw) · bandito · rapparee · thief (one who robs others)
Translations (174)
is útilegumaður (an outlaw) · es bandida (one who robs others) · pt fora da lei (an outlaw) · ur راہْزَن (one who robs others) · ko 비적 (one who robs others) · cs bandita (one who robs others) · fa-ira راهْزَن (one who robs others) · is útlagi (an outlaw) · ar قَاطِع طَرِيق (one who robs others) · is stigamaður (an outlaw) · fr bandite (one who robs others) · bo ཇག་པ (one who robs others) · ca bandida (one who robs others) · es bandido (one who robs others) · ary باندي (an outlaw) · tg роҳзан (one who robs others) · gv roosteyr (one who robs others) · et bandiit (one who robs others) · sv bandit (an outlaw) · sk banditka (one who robs others) · bg разбо́йничка (one who robs others) · mk разбојник (one who robs others) · ga tóraí (one who robs others) · sw haramia (one who robs others) · bg разбо́йник (one who robs others) · pl bandyta (one who robs others) · it bandita (an outlaw) · he שׁוֹדֵד (one who robs others) · hy ավազակ (one who robs others) · cmn 匪徒 (one who robs others) · pl bandytka (one who robs others) · ms berandal (one who robs others) · is ræningi (one who robs others) · kk қарақшы (one who robs others) · kea bandidu (one who robs others) · ro bandită (one who robs others) · tk bandit (one who robs others) · ota هایطه (one who robs others) · nb banditt (one who robs others) · ja 山賊 (one who robs others) · io bandito (an outlaw) · ps راهزن (one who robs others) · ca bandoler (an outlaw) · is bófi (one who robs others) · bg банди́тка (one who robs others) · kix ā-āphīehói (one who robs others) · da bandit (one who robs others) · az quldur (one who robs others) · ro haramin (one who robs others) · mn дээрэмчин (one who robs others) · vi kẻ cướp (one who robs others) · el ληστής (one who robs others) · ur ڈاکو (one who robs others) · id bandit (an outlaw) · it fuorilegge (an outlaw) · ms penyamun (one who robs others) · io bandito (one who robs others) · mr डाकू (one who robs others) · hi डाकू (one who robs others) · tk galtaman (one who robs others) · ug باندىت (one who robs others) · mi kaipāhua (one who robs others) · uz bandit (one who robs others) · lt banditas (one who robs others) · pt bandido (an outlaw) · mk разбојничка (one who robs others) · ps ډاکو (one who robs others) · tr haydut (one who robs others) · yi באַנדיט (one who robs others) · hi राहज़न (one who robs others) · fr bandit (one who robs others) · lv bandīts (one who robs others) · kea bandide (an outlaw) · ms perompak (one who robs others) · kea bandidu (an outlaw) · kea bandide (one who robs others) · ka ბანდიტი (one who robs others) · id perampok (one who robs others) · cmn 土匪 (one who robs others) · uk банди́тка (one who robs others) · be разбо́йнік (one who robs others) · got 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐍅𐌰 (one who robs others) · az bandit (one who robs others) · uk банди́т (one who robs others) · ja 強盗 (one who robs others) · sh rázbojnica (one who robs others) · it bandita (one who robs others) · pt trapaceiro (one who cheats others) · fi lainsuojaton (an outlaw) · hu bandita (one who robs others) · pt ladrão (one who robs others) · fr voleuse (one who robs others) · my ဓားပြ (one who robs others) · vi cường đạo (one who robs others) · es forajido (an outlaw) · ug قاراقچى (one who robs others) · de Banditin (one who robs others) · ko 도적 (one who robs others) · sk bandita (one who robs others) · sw haramia (an outlaw) · sl razbojnik (one who robs others) · eo bandito (an outlaw) · sv bedragare (one who cheats others) · mk арамија (one who robs others) · mi pāhua (one who robs others) · ro bandit (one who robs others) · nl bandiet (one who robs others) · id bandit (one who robs others) · tk garakçy (one who robs others) · kk бандит (one who robs others) · ckb چەتە (one who robs others) · ota حیدود (one who robs others) · sq bandit (one who robs others) · es bandido (an outlaw) · ky бандит (one who robs others) · fr voleur (one who robs others) · de Bandit (one who robs others) · chr ᏗᏓᎾᏒᎲᏍᎩ (one who robs others) · sv rövare (one who robs others) · uz qaroqchi (one who robs others) · ca bandit (one who robs others) · be банды́тка (one who robs others) · sv rånare (one who robs others) · cmn 強盜 /强盗 (one who robs others) · ckb فێڵباز (one who cheats others) · fr hors-la-loi (an outlaw) · sl razbojnica (one who robs others) · uz bosmachi (one who robs others) · is svikari (one who cheats others) · bg разбо́йница (one who robs others) · sv bov (one who robs others) · sh ра́збојница (one who robs others) · uz bosqinchi (one who robs others) · ky кески (one who robs others) · la latrō (one who robs others) · cs banditka (one who robs others) · sh rázbōjnīk (one who robs others) · fi henkipatto (an outlaw) · pl rozbójnik (one who robs others) · ru разбо́йница (one who robs others) · jv bajingan (an outlaw) · es bandolero (one who robs others) · kk тонаушы (one who robs others) · uk розбі́йник (one who robs others) · fi rosvo (one who robs others) · chr ᏗᏓᎾᏒᎲᏍᎩ (an outlaw) · kmr rêbir (one who robs others) · be разбо́йніца (one who robs others) · la latro (an outlaw) · it bandito (an outlaw) · fi bandiitti (one who robs others) · id begal (one who robs others) · id penjahat (an outlaw) · ga tóraí (an outlaw) · ps غدو (one who robs others) · th โจร (one who robs others) · uk розбі́йниця (one who robs others) · pl rozbójniczka (one who robs others) · eo bandito (one who robs others) · es bandolero (an outlaw) · pt fora de lei (an outlaw) · ru банди́тка (one who robs others) · sv bandit (one who robs others) · sh ра́збо̄јнӣк (one who robs others) · pt ladrão (one who cheats others) · ru разбо́йник (one who robs others) · lo ໂຈນ (one who robs others) · grc λῃστής (one who robs others) · it bandito (one who robs others) · bg банди́т (one who robs others) · ca bandit (an outlaw) · ru банди́т (one who robs others) · pdt Baundiet (one who robs others) · be банды́т (one who robs others)