brigand
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ənd noun
a bandit, especially one of a band of robbers in mountain or forest regions.
Origin:
1350–1400; variant of Middle English briga(u)nt < Middle French brigand < Old Italian brigante companion, member of an armed company, equivalent to brig(are) to treat, deal (with), make war (derivative of briga trouble, strife; of uncertain origin) + -ante -ant
1350–1400; variant of Middle English briga(u)nt < Middle French brigand < Old Italian brigante companion, member of an armed company, equivalent to brig(are) to treat, deal (with), make war (derivative of briga trouble, strife; of uncertain origin) + -ante -ant
Related forms
brig·and·age, noun
brig·and·ish, adjective
brig·and·ish·ly, adverb
Synonyms
outlaw, highwayman, desperado, cutthroat.
outlaw, highwayman, desperado, cutthroat.
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| —n | |
| a bandit or plunderer, esp a member of a gang operating in mountainous areas | |
| [C14: from Old French, from Old Italian brigante fighter, from brigare to fight, from briga strife, of Celtic origin] | |
| 'brigandage | |
| —n | |
| 'brigandry | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
brigand
c.1400, "lightly armed foot soldier," from O.Fr. brigand (14c.), from It. brigante "trooper, skirmisher, foot soldier," from brigare (see brigade). Sense of "one who lives by pillaging" is from early 15c., reflecting the lack of distinction between professional mercenary
armies and armed, organized criminals.
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In certain conditions the brigand has not been a mere malefactor.
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