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Webster 1913 Edition

Bandit

Ban′dit

(băn′dĭt)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Bandits
(băn′dĭts)
, or
Banditti
(băn-dĭt′tĭ)
.
[It.
bandito
outlaw, p. p. of
bandire
to proclaim, to banish, to proscribe, LL.
bandire
,
bannire
. See
Ban
an edict, and cf.
Banish
.]
An outlaw; a brigand.
No savage fierce,
bandit
, or mountaineer.
Milton.
☞ The plural banditti was formerly used as a collective noun.
Deerstealers are ever a desperate
banditti
.
Sir W. Scott.

Webster 1828 Edition

Bandit

BAN'DIT

,
Noun.
plu.
BAN'DITS or BANDIT'TI, An outlaw; also in a general sense, a robber; a highwayman; a lawless or desperate fellow.

Definition 2024

Bandit

Bandit

See also: bandit and bändit

German

Noun

Bandit m ‎(genitive Banditen, plural Banditen, feminine Banditin)

  1. bandit

Declension

bandit

bandit

See also: Bandit and bändit

English

Noun

bandit ‎(plural bandits)

  1. One who robs others.
  2. An outlaw.
  3. One who cheats others.
  4. (military) An enemy aircraft.

Derived terms

Translations

References

  1. ↑ Funk, W. J., Word origins and their romantic stories, New York, Wilfred Funk, Inc.

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɑ̃di/
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Homophone: bandits

Noun

bandit m ‎(plural bandits)

  1. bandit

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowing from Dutch bandiet.

Noun

bandit

  1. bandit

Norman

Etymology

Borrowing from French bandit.

Noun

bandit m ‎(plural bandits)

  1. (Jersey) bandit

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Italian bandito.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bǎndiːt/
  • Hyphenation: ban‧dit

Noun

bàndīt m ‎(Cyrillic spelling ба̀ндӣт)

  1. bandit

Declension

References

  • “bandit” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Pronunciation

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