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ladrone

ladrone noun: a robber; a pirate; a rascal or rogue.

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 ladrone

pluralladrones
alternative formladron

Origin of ladrone

Borrowed from Spanish ladrón, from Latin latrōnem, accusative singular of latrō. Doublet of latron.

Words formed from ladrone

Questions about ladrone

What does ladrone mean?
Ladrone means a robber; a pirate; a rascal or rogue.
What part of speech is ladrone?
Ladrone is a noun.
What is the plural of ladrone?
The plural of ladrone is ladrones.

Words near ladrone in the dictionary

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

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