Bandit - English meaning

noun

A member of a gang that ambushes and robs people in forests and mountains.

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This was a reference to the place's reputation in the past as a dangerous spot for highwaymen and b…

noun

A thief with a weapon, especially one of a group living in the countryside and stealing from people travelling through the area

noun

A person who has committed a crime.

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These men are dangerous criminals

adjective

Relating to crime.

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They are charged with conspiracy to commit criminal damage

adjective

Involving or having the character of a crime

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She may face criminal charges for lying to a grand jury., he had an extensive criminal record (= an…

noun

The hooked staff of a shepherd.

Usage examples:

Seizing his crook from behind the door, he set off to call his dogs

verb

Bend (something, especially a finger as a signal).

Usage examples:

He crooked a finger for the waitress

adjective

Bad, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory.

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It was pretty crook on the land in the early 1970s

noun

A desperate or reckless person, especially a criminal.

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At the same time, he couldn't abide facile equations between criminal desperadoes and the legalized…

noun

A highwayman operating on foot rather than riding a horse.

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Discharged soldiers often took to brigandage: in 1718 one formed a company of footpads which raided…

noun

A pirate or lawless adventurer.

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Powerful merchant companies drove the process forward, and on the outermost fringe or cutting edge …

noun

A member of a gang of violent criminals.

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Gangsters threatened to kill him if he did not cooperate in the theft

noun

A member of an organized group of violent criminals

noun

A man who uses a gun to commit a crime or terrorist act.

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A gang of masked gunmen

noun

A criminal who uses a gun

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The gunman ordered the couple to toss their cash onto the floor.

noun

A man, typically on horseback, who held up travellers at gunpoint in order to rob them.

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Eighteenth century playwrights and novelists often made their hero a criminal, a highwayman or conf…

noun

In the past, a man on a horse and carrying a gun who stopped people travelling on public roads and stole from them

noun

A person who illegally seizes an aircraft, ship, or vehicle while in transit and forces it to go to a different destination or uses it for their own purposes.

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Negotiators began talks with the hijackers of the plane

noun

A person who takes control of a vehicle by force

noun

A person who steals goods, typically during a war or riot.

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Last summer's riots saw thousands of businesses ransacked by looters

noun

Someone, usually one of a large number of people during a violent event, who steals from shops and houses

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Looters ransacked shops and set fire to cars., the museum galleries were stripped of artifacts by l…

noun

A person who marauds; a raider.

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A band of english marauders were surprised and overcome

noun

A person or animal that goes from one place to another looking for people to kill or things to steal or destroy

noun

A person who attacks and robs another in a public place.

Usage examples:

The mugger snatched my purse and ran away

noun

A large indian crocodile with a short snout.

Usage examples:

While in india the number of muggers and gharials are growing in large numbers, salt-water crocodil…

noun

A person who attacks people in order to steal their money

noun

A person who has broken the law, especially one who remains at large or is a fugitive.

Usage examples:

Bands of outlaws held up trains

verb

Ban or make illegal.

Usage examples:

Secondary picketing has been outlawed

noun

A criminal, esp. one who is trying to avoid being caught

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Several states have outlawed the use of cell phones while driving.

phrase

Someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)

noun

Someone who steals or removes things, especially in a violent or severe way

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He was an art dealer and one of the third reich's most notorious art plunderers., many archaeologis…

noun

A person who attacks an enemy in their territory; a marauder.

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Scandinavian raiders put down their roots in cumbria

noun

→  corporate raider

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Pennsylvania's tough anti-takeover law is designed to prevent raiders from harming shareholders.

noun

→  corporate raider

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Pennsylvania's tough anti-takeover law is designed to prevent raiders from harming shareholders.

noun

A person who commits robbery.

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In one version the bandits and their boss join the imperial forces and from then on fight robbers a…

noun

A person who takes money or property illegally

noun

A person who rounds up and steals cattle, horses, or sheep.

Usage examples:

The cattle rustlers stole over 700 cattle

noun

Someone who steals cattle, horses, etc., from a farm or ranch

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Some rustlers had made off with half of their horses during the night.

noun

A person who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or threat of violence.

Usage examples:

Thieves broke into a house on york close

noun

A person who steals

Usage examples:

The thieves stole $10,000 and several pieces of jewelry.