Bandit — meaning in English

English meaning

• bandit noun An armed robber, especially one operating with a gang in a remote or lawless area.
• gangster noun A member of an organized criminal gang.
• hoodlum noun A violent or lawless young troublemaker; a small-time thug.
• racketeer noun One who commits crimes (especially fraud, bribery, loan sharking, extortion etc.) to aid in running a shady or illegal business.

Senses

Bandit is used for these senses in English:

• bandit One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.
• gangster A member of a criminal or street gang.
• hoodlum A gangster; a hired thug.
• racketeer One who commits crimes (especially fraud, bribery, loansharking, extortion etc.) to aid in running a shady or illegal business.

bandit — full definition

1. noun An armed robber, especially one operating with a gang in a remote or lawless area.
2. noun In military aviation, an aircraft confirmed to be hostile or enemy-operated.

gangster — full definition

1. noun A member of an organized criminal gang.
2. adj Informal: tough, admirable, or impressively bold in a criminal-cool sense.

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