bandit Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
    brigand.

WordNet

Ban"dit noun
Etymology
It. bandito outlaw, p.p. of bandire to proclaim, to banish, to proscribe, LL. bandire, bannire. See Ban an edict, and cf. Banish.
Wordforms
plural Bandits ∨ Banditti
Definitions
  1. An outlaw; a brigand.
    No savage fierce, bandit, or mountaineer. Milton.
    ✍ The plural banditti was formerly used as a collective noun.
    Deerstealers are ever a desperate banditti. Sir W. Scott.

Webster 1913