[ban-dit] 
) ban⋅dit⋅ti [ban-dit-ee] . | 1. | a robber, esp. a member of a gang or marauding band. |
| 2. | an outlaw or highwayman. |
| 3. | Informal.
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| 4. | Military Informal. an enemy aircraft, esp. 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. |
| ban·dit (bān'dĭt) n.
[Italian bandito, from bandire, to band together, probably of Germanic origin; see bhā-2 in Indo-European roots.] ban'dit·ry n. |