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Word entry · 6 letters

bandit

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"Highway robber"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈbændɪt/Part of speech nounSorted abdintStarts with BEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band

Word origin

Borrowed from Italian bandito (“outlawed”), a derivative of Italian bandire (“to ban”), from Late Latin bandīre, an alteration (due to Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bandwjan, “to signal”)) of Late Latin bannīre (“to ban”), from Frankish *bannan (“to ban”). Doublet of bandito.

Used in a sentence

  • As the sanctuary was bandited at least once, it may be that the silver wine cups I have are from the treasure.

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