brigand
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9.8
- noun
- /ˈbrɪɡənd/
:
bandido
- By comparison, the thousand-mile trip across Kurdistan that followed, plagued by brigands and an unruly caravan, seemed practically child's play.
We have before us a case of betrayal of the minor brigands by the major ones.
- We have before us a case of betrayal of the minor brigands by the major ones.
- Soon there will be nothing but warriors and brigands.
Examples
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Our gates drew fugitives out from under the knives of brigands, and they found haven and sanctuary with us.
Fiction book (1994) -
Authorities began to remove corrupt officials who were in cahoots with the brigands.
Academic text (2009) -
I want this brigand found.
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Go now before those brigands do any more damage.
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Watch out for those brigands.
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We were walking to dinner and were accosted by brigands in a back alley.
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Your ancestors were seafaring brigands.
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And so, though the day's heat was cruel, Dail chose it over the uncertainties of the brigand-haunted night.
Fiction book (1992) -
While traveling in the mountains, we were ambushed by a group of brigands who demanded our valuables.
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Legends often speak of brigands who roamed the forests, stealing from travelers and attacking their camps.
Synonyms
754
1.0
A person who takes someone else's things without permission
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1.0
A person who steals from others by using or threatening to hurt them
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4.6
A person who steals from people or places, often using a weapon
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5.3
A person who steals things from shops and homes during riots or disasters
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5.1
A person who enters a place to steal things by force
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8.8
A person who attacks places to steal things
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7.2
A person who steals things by force from places like shops or homes during war
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9.5
A person who attacks a town or city and steals things
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8.1
A person who steals things from places like shops, often during war
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9.9
A person who raids and steals from farms and homes in old times
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9.9
A person who steals valuable things by force, often during war
Antonyms
How Violent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Brigand comes from old Italian and French words like brigante and brigare, which mean 'to fight' or 'to cause trouble', so a brigand was originally someone who made trouble on the roads and often robbed travelers. You can also notice the link with brigade, which means 'a group', because brigands often worked together.