as in pirate
a criminal who attacks and steals from travelers and who is often a member of a group of criminals
They were two of the most famous bandits of the 19th century.
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Recent Examples of bandit
Want to try and take on a bandit camp but don’t want to risk dying?
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George Yang, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
With Kelby Collins coming in as a transfer, there’s enough depth at bandit for Latham to spend more time at wolf.
—Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Try to distract the bandits one at a time until everyone but Casper is left.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Cheese bandits wheeled away an eye-popping amount of cheddar cheese from one of the UK’s most famous cheese stores.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 27 Oct. 2024
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George Yang, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
With Kelby Collins coming in as a transfer, there’s enough depth at bandit for Latham to spend more time at wolf.
—Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Try to distract the bandits one at a time until everyone but Casper is left.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Cheese bandits wheeled away an eye-popping amount of cheddar cheese from one of the UK’s most famous cheese stores.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 27 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for bandit
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“Bandit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bandit. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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