bandit

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ban·dit /ˈbændɪt/ noun [countableC]

STEALsomeone who robs people, especially one of a group of people who attack travellers 〔尤指袭击旅游者的〕强盗，土匪，歹徒

They travelled 30 miles through bandit country.

他们走了30英里，穿过强盗横行的乡间。

► see thesaurus at thief

—banditry noun [uncountableU]

→ one-armed bandit

Examples from the Corpus

bandit• This was to prevent attacks by bandits on travellers whose cries floated nightly over the fields to the colony.• Also on the tour is the dry riverbed, where the four bandits hid.• Salomon Brothers and my customer made out like bandits.• No wonder the train eventually became the focus of bandits, thieves and pickpockets.• The bandits took jewelry and cash.• On her way to Benevento, Arthelius' beauty caught the eye of three bandits, who abducted her.

Origin bandit

(1500-1600) Italian bandito, from bandire “to banish”

ban·dit noun

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