Brigand - English meaning

noun

A robber or outlaw belonging to a gang and typically operating in an isolated or lawless area.

Usage examples:

The bandit produced a weapon and demanded money

noun

An armed thief, esp. (in older use) one who attacks people while they are traveling

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Bandits attacked the travelers just outside of town.

noun

A warrior or raider from the scottish highlands.

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But despite the commanders, the dukes, marquises knights and princes it is the common cateran who h…

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

(in india or burma (myanmar)) a member of a band of armed robbers.

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This valley was recently the territory of a famous dacoit, or highway robber, named mohammad khan.

noun

One of a group of thieves who carry weapons

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 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, 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 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 lived by plundering property in the scottish borders during the 17th century.

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The union of the crowns in 1603 largely brought about an end to such activities, though mosstrooper…

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

Usage examples:

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

noun

A person who attacks and robs ships at sea.

Usage examples:

In the three weeks leading up to the attack, sixteen container ships had been boarded by pirates

verb

Use or reproduce (another's work) for profit without permission, usually in contravention of patent or copyright.

Usage examples:

His latest album has been pirated and downloaded so many times since its release that he's lost $10…

verb

Someone who robs and plunders at sea

phrase

Someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)

noun

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

Usage examples:

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

Usage examples:

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 violent person, especially one involved in crime.

noun

A violent person, especially a criminal.

Usage examples:

He was attacked by a gang of thugs