bandit

ban-dit · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A robber or outlaw, especially one who operates in a gang.

  2. 2.

    A person who engages in illegal or unethical activities for profit.

  3. 3.

    [informal]An animal that causes mischief.

Forms

plural: bandits

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    one-armed bandit — A slot machine.
  • •
    time bandit — Something that wastes time.
  • •
    make out like a bandit — To do very well financially.

Related words

Antonyms: lawman, sheriff
See also: criminal, outlaw, robber, thief
Synonyms: brigand, outlaw, robber, thief

Etymology

From Italian bandito ("outlawed, banished"), past participle of bandire ("to ban, proscribe"), from Germanic origins.