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Definitions for Bandit

[1] a robber, especially a member of a gang or marauding band.
[2] an outlaw or highwayman.
[3] Informal . a person who takes unfair advantage of others, as a merchant who overcharges; swindler; cheat. a vendor, cab driver, etc., who operates a business or works without a required license or permit, and without observing the usual rules or practices.
[4] Military Informal . an enemy aircraft, especially an attacking fighter.
[5] make out like a bandit , Slang . to be extremely successful; profit greatly: The early investors in the company have made out like bandits.
[6] a robber, esp a member of an armed gang; brigand

Words related to Bandit

raider, mobster, outlaw, hooligan, gangster, criminal, pirate, robber, marauder, hijacker, desperado, plunderer, crook, villain, racketeer, brigand, forager, pillager, ravager

Words nearby Bandit

bandh, bandicoot, bandido, bandinelli, banding, bandit, bandito, banditry, bandjarmasin, bandjermasin, bandkeramik

Origin of Bandit

1585–95; earlier bandetto, plural banditti < Italian banditi outlaws, plural of bandito proscribed, past participle of bandire banish, exile, announce publicly < Gothic bandwjan to make a sign, indicate (cf. band1) with v. suffix -ire < Latin -īre

Word origin for Bandit

C16: from Italian bandito , literally: banished man, from bandire to proscribe, from bando edict, ban 1

Synonyms for Bandit

criminal, gangster, hooligan, marauder, mobster, outlaw, pirate, raider, robber, brigand, crook, desperado, forager, hijacker, pillager, plunderer, racketeer, villain, gunperson, highwayperson, holdup person, ravager