bandit
IPA: bˈændʌt
noun
- One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.
- An outlaw.
- One who cheats others.
- (military, aviation) An aircraft identified as an enemy, but distinct from "hostile" or "threat" in that it is not immediately to be engaged.
- (sports, slang) A runner who covertly joins a race without having registered as a participant.
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To rob, or steal from, in the manner of a bandit.
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Examples of "bandit" in Sentences
- The bandit problem was the worst during the 1850's.
- The bandits just wanted to snatch the corporal's gun.
- It is the sequel to the 1977 film Smokey and the Bandit.
- He was also mentioned in the film Smokey and the Bandit.
- The bandit had not even the decency to reveal his weapon.
- Stopping the locomotive, the two bandits entered the mail car.
- The courier is murdered once he hands the money to the bandits.
- Finn defeats the bandit, earning the respect of the townspeople.
- It speaks of the bloodthirsty bandit, based in the local forests.
- Strahinja gathers a posse of scoundrels and goes after the bandits.
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