brigand

brig·and

B0482200 (brĭg′ənd)n. A robber or bandit, especially one of an outlaw band.

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[Middle English brigaunt, from Old French, from Old Italian brigante, skirmisher, from present participle of brigare, to fight; see brigade.]

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brig′and·age (-ən-dĭj), brig′and·ism n.

brigand

(ˈbrɪɡənd) n (Professions) a bandit or plunderer, esp a member of a gang operating in mountainous areas[C14: from Old French, from Old Italian brigante fighter, from brigare to fight, from briga strife, of Celtic origin] ˈbrigandage, ˈbrigandry n

brig•and

(ˈbrɪg ənd)

n. a bandit. [1350–1400; Middle English briga(u)nt < Middle French brigand < early Italian brigante member of an armed company] brig′and•age, n. brig′and•ish, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

brigand - an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a bandbanditstealer, thief - a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

brigand

noun bandit, outlaw, robber, gangster, plunderer, highwayman, desperado, marauder, ruffian, freebooter, footpad (archaic) He looked like a scruffy brigand.

Translations

brigantebanditobandietroverbandytazbójбандитразбойник