bandit

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

bandit

borrowed from Occitan bandit, literally "banished", then "malefactor, scoundrel" since the end of the 17th century. The Occitan bandit is the substantivized past participle of bandir meaning "to outlaw, banish" (see banish), from Gothic bandwjan "to make a sign", derivative of bandwo "sign" another form of bandwa of the same meaning (see band "group").

Definitions

Synonyms

crimineldélinquanthors-la-loimalfaiteurmalfratvoyou

Plural

bandits

Translations

  • englishenglish:outlaw
  • greekgreek:ληστής
  • italianitalian:bandito
  • portugueseportuguese:bandido

See also

bandant (adj.) bandoulier (cn.) banat (cn.) banni (adj.) ban (cn.) bande (cn.) bandier (cn.) bander (v.) bandage (cn.) bandelette (cn.) bandière (cn.) banditisme (cn.) banneret (adj.) banneret (cn.) bannière (cn.) bannir (v.) bannissable (adj.) bannissement (cn.) débandade (cn.) débandement (cn.)