STEALa thief, especially one of a group that attacks people in mountains or forests 土匪;强盗;山贼
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brigand• At the worst possible moment a brigand named Babbitt raided the shore of Philadelphia from a commandeeredship.• You're a brigand, a throw-back to the Dark Ages.• There was a vaguely medievaltheme: knights and ladies, fools and brigands.• A few days later we passed the desiccated corpse of another brigandhanging on a gibbet beside the track.• Let me tell you what really bothers me about that brigand more than his plagiarizing.• And the brigands move around, never stay in one place for too long.• When the envoyscomplained to the emperor, he dispatched an army to deal with these brigands.
Originbrigand
(1300-1400)Old FrenchOld Italianbrigante, from brigare; → BRIGADE