n.
Pronunciation: ' ban-d ə t
Function: noun
Etymology: Italian bandito, from past participle of bandire to banish, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German bannan to command ― more at BAN
Date: 1611
1 plural also ban · dit · ti \ ban- ' di-t ē \ : an outlaw who lives by plunder especially : a member of a band of marauders
2 : ROBBER
3 : an enemy plane
– ban · dit · ry \ ' ban-d ə -tr ē \ noun