brigand
noun/ˈbrɪɡənd/
/ˈbrɪɡənd/
(old-fashioned)- a member of a group of criminals that steals from people, especially one that attacks travellers synonym banditWord Originlate Middle English (also denoting an irregular foot soldier): from Old French, from Italian brigante, literally ‘(person) contending’, from brigare ‘contend’, from briga ‘strife’.
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