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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024brig•and /ˈbrɪgənd/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- an armed robber or bandit, esp. in mountain or forest regions:The brigands of the cowboy days are gone forever.
brig•and•age /ˈbrɪgəndɪdʒ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024brig•and (brig′ənd),USA pronunciation n. - a bandit, esp. one of a band of robbers in mountain or forest regions.
- Old Italian brigante companion, member of an armed company, equivalent. to brig(are) to treat, deal (with), make war (derivative of briga trouble, strife; of uncertain origin, originally) + -ante -ant
- Middle French brigand
- variant of Middle English briga(u)nt 1350–1400
outlaw, highwayman, desperado, cutthroat. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: brigand /ˈbrɪɡənd/ n - a bandit or plunderer, esp a member of a gang operating in mountainous areas
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, from Old Italian brigante fighter, from brigare to fight, from briga strife, of Celtic originˈbrigandage, ˈbrigandry n |