| 单词 | bandit |
| 释义 | bandit /ban"dit/, n. , pl. bandits or (Rare) banditti /ban dit"ee/. 1. a robber, esp. a member of a gang or marauding band. 2. an outlaw or highwayman. 3. Informal. a. a person who takes unfair advantage of others, as a merchant who overcharges; swindler; cheat. b. a vendor, cab driver, etc., who operates a business or works without a required license or permit, and without observing the usual rules or practices. 4. Mil. Informal. an enemy aircraft, esp. an attacking fighter. 5. make out like a bandit, Slang. to be extremely successful; profit greatly: The early investors in the company have made out like bandits. [1585-95; earlier bandetto, pl. banditti < It banditi outlaws, pl. of bandito proscribed, ptp. of bandire banish, exile, announce publicly < Goth bandwjan to make a sign, indicate (cf. BAND1) with v. suffix -ire < L -ire] Syn. 1, 2. brigand, desperado. |
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