Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A robber or bandit, especially one of an outlaw band.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A sort of irregular foot-soldier.
- noun A robber; a freebooter; a highwayman; especially, one of a gang of robbers living in secret retreats in mountains or forests.
- noun Synonyms Bandit, etc. See
robber .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A light-armed, irregular foot soldier.
- noun A lawless fellow who lives by plunder; one of a band of robbers; especially, one of a gang living in mountain retreats; a highwayman; a freebooter.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
outlaw orbandit .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English brigaunt, from Old French, from Old Italian brigante, skirmisher, from present participle of brigare, to fight; see brigade.]
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From Middle English circa 1400, from Old French brigand ("foot soldier") attested from 1421, from Latin brigō ("to fight").
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madmouth commented on the word brigand
also see brigandry
April 11, 2009