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Definition of dacoit noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dacoit

noun

/dəˈkɔɪt/

/dəˈkɔɪt/

(Indian English)

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a member of a group of armed thieves
Word Originfrom Hindi ḍakait, from ḍakaitī ‘robbery by a gang’.

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