BANDIT


Meaning of BANDIT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈban-dət ]

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-ˈdi-tē : an outlaw who lives by plunder ; especially : a member of a band of marauders

2. : robber

3. : an enemy plane

• ban·dit·ry ˈban-də-trē noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.