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- DictionaryBan·dit/ˈbandət/
noun
- 1. a robber or outlaw belonging to a gang and typically operating in an isolated or lawless area: "the bandit produced a weapon and demanded money"
A bandit is a robber, thief, or outlaw. If you cover your face with a bandanna, jump on your horse, and rob the passengers on a train, you're a bandit. A bandit typically belongs to a gang of bandits who commit crimes in remote, lawless, or out-of-the-way places.
BANDIT definition: a thief who attacks people who are travelling in a wild place. Learn more.
Britannica Dictionary definition of BANDIT. [count] : a criminal who attacks and steals from travelers and who is often a member of a group of criminals. They were two of the most famous bandits [= outlaws, robbers] of the 19th century. — see also one-armed bandit.
Definition of bandit noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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noun. bandits. A robber, especially one who robs at gunpoint. American Heritage. A robber, esp. one who robs travelers on the road; brigand; highwayman. Webster's New World. An outlaw; a gangster. American Heritage. Anyone who steals, cheats, exploits, etc.
bandit. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ban‧dit /ˈbændɪt/ noun [ countable] someone who robs people, especially one of a group of people who attack travellers They travelled 30 miles through bandit country. see thesaurus at thief —banditry noun [ uncountable] → one-armed bandit Examples from the Corpus bandit • This ...
1. a robber, esp. a member of a gang or marauding band. 2. an outlaw. 3. Informal. a person who takes unfair advantage of others. [1585–95; < Italian banditi outlaws, pl. of bandito, past participle of bandire to banish, announce publicly < Gothic bandwjan to make a sign, indicate (see band 1 )]
