bandit
One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a groupOne who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.
» We made out like bandits.
Нам страшенно підфартило.
Нам дуже пощастило.
Meaning
6 sensesOne who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.
Bandit, Banditin
банди́тbandít, банди́ткаbandítka, разбо́йникrazbójnik
банди́тbandýt, банди́ткаbandýtka, розбі́йникrozbíjnyk
An outlaw.
One who cheats others.
An aircraft identified as an enemy, but distinct from "hostile" or "threat" in that it is not immediately to be engaged.
(slang)A runner who covertly joins a race without having registered as a participant.
(UK, dated, derogatory, slang)Synonym of arse bandit.
- an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
Examples
31 sentencesWe made out like bandits.
Нам страшенно підфартило. — deniko
Tom made out like a bandit.
Тому підфартило. — deniko
The bandits planned their next heist.
She took aim at the bandit.
These woods are full of bandits.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Italian bandito (“outlawed”), a derivative of Italian bandire (“to ban”), frBorrowed from Italian bandito (“outlawed”), a derivative of Italian bandire (“to ban”), from Late Latin bandīre, an alteration (due to Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bandwjan, “to signal”)) of Late Latin bannīre (“to ban”), from Frankish *bannan (“to ban”). Doublet of bandito.
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Forms
plural: banditsSynonyms
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12 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular