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brigand

UK/ˈbɹɪɡ.ənd/

brigand noun: an outlaw or bandit.

Noun

brigand (plural brigands)

  1. (crime) An outlaw or bandit.

brigand meaning in Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada

brigand in Urdu

ڈاکو, ڈکیت, لٹیرا, قزاق

brigand in Malayalam

കൊളളക്കാരൻ, കാട്ടുകള്ളൻ

brigand in Kannada

ಸುಲಿಗೆಗಾರ, ಕೊಳ್ಳೆಗಾರ

Forms of brigand

pluralbrigands

Origin of brigand

From Middle English brigaunt, bregaund circa 1400, from Old French brigand (“foot soldier”) attested from 1421, from Italian briga (“trouble, bother”), perhaps ultimately of Proto-Germanic or Celtic origin.

Words formed from brigand

Words that rhyme with brigand

Questions about brigand

What does brigand mean?
Brigand means an outlaw or bandit.
What is brigand in Urdu?
Brigand in Urdu is ڈاکو, ڈکیت, لٹیرا. See Brigand meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is brigand?
Brigand is a noun.
How do you pronounce brigand?
Brigand is pronounced /ˈbɹɪɡ.ənd/ (UK).
What is the plural of brigand?
The plural of brigand is brigands.

Words near brigand in the dictionary

  1. brigalow
  2. brigalow scrub
  3. brigalows
  4. Brigance
  5. Brigances
  6. brigand
  7. brigandage
  8. brigandages
  9. brigander
  10. briganders
  11. brigandess

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Adapted from Wiktionary: brigand (page history and authors); brigand (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); brigand (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); brigand (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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