bandit

Meanings

Noun

• One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.
• An outlaw.
• One who cheats others.
• An enemy aircraft.
• A runner who covertly joins a race without having registered as a participant.

Verb

• To rob, or steal from, in the manner of a bandit.

Related

Similar words

• criminal, fugitive, outlaw
• cheater

Origin

• Borrowed from Italian bandito, a derivative of Italian bandire ("to ban"). The Italian verb is inherited from Vulgar Latin *bannire ("to proclaim"), but its form was influenced by Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽.