bandit
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
banditborrowed 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
Plural
bandits
Translations
english:outlaw
greek:ληστής
italian:bandito
portuguese: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.)