dacoit

noun

da·​coit

dəˈkȯit

plural -s

: one of a class of criminals in India and Burma who rob and murder in roving gangs

Word History

Etymology

Hindi ḍakait, perhaps from Sanskrit dakṣa clever, akin to Sanskrit dakṣiṇa right

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