Bandit

Definitions

1. One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.
2. An outlaw.
3. One who cheats others.
4. An aircraft identified as an enemy, but distinct from "hostile" or "threat" in that it is not immediately to be engaged.
5. A runner who covertly joins a race without having registered as a participant.
   slang
6. Synonym of arse bandit.
   UK, dated, derogatory, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“Do you recollect a story my nurse told us of a Sicilian bandit, the terror of the country?—how he saved a young child from a cottage on fire, brought it up delicately, and far removed from his own⟳ pursuits; while, at his execution, his chief regret⟳ was the future provision for that boy?”

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