bandits

Noun

bandit (plural bandits or (archaic) banditti)

1. One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.
   • 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?1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XV, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 173

   Synonyms:

   thief

2. An outlaw.

   Synonyms:

   criminal, fugitive, outlaw

3. One who cheats others.

   Synonyms:

   cheater

4. An aircraft identified as an enemy, but distinct from "hostile" or "threat" in that it is not immediately to be engaged.
5. (slang) A runner who covertly joins a race without having registered as a participant.
6. (UK, dated, derogatory, slang) Synonym of arse bandit.

   Synonyms:

   arse bandit

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