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ladron

ladron is the alternative form of ladrone.

Meaning of ladrone

Noun

ladrone (plural ladrones)

  1. A robber; a pirate; a rascal or rogue.
    • But they had already discovered that he could be bullied, and they had it their own way; and presently Selwyn lay prone upon the nursery floor, impersonating a ladrone while pleasant shivers chased themselves over Drina, whom he was stalking.1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, “His Own People”, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC, page 14

Forms of ladron

pluralladrons

Questions about ladron

What is ladron the alternative form of?
Ladron is the alternative form of ladrone.

Words near ladron in the dictionary

  1. ladoos
  2. LADOs
  3. ladostigil
  4. Ladouceur
  5. Ladouceurs
  6. ladron
  7. ladrone
  8. ladrones
  9. ladronism
  10. ladrons
  11. lads

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