as in pirate
a criminal who attacks and steals from travelers and who is often a member of a group of criminals
They were two of the most famous bandits of the 19th century.
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The film, which celebrated its 70th anniversary last year, follows a group of seven samurai warriors who save a little village from annihilation at the hands of a group of bandits in 15th-century Japan.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 July 2025
Riri joins their band of bandits — hacker Slug (Shea Couleé), pyrotechnic master Clown (Sonia Denis), enforcers Jeri (Zoe Terakes) and Roz (Shakira Barrera) aka the Blood Siblings.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
The article, published in the July issue of Maguire Magazine, questions whether the bandit Jasper Gunn ever existed in the first place.
—Hazlitt, 18 June 2025
After the clerk handed over about $1,000 in cash, the bandit left the bank and drove off in a Prius, the sergeant said.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2025
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 July 2025
Riri joins their band of bandits — hacker Slug (Shea Couleé), pyrotechnic master Clown (Sonia Denis), enforcers Jeri (Zoe Terakes) and Roz (Shakira Barrera) aka the Blood Siblings.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
The article, published in the July issue of Maguire Magazine, questions whether the bandit Jasper Gunn ever existed in the first place.
—Hazlitt, 18 June 2025
After the clerk handed over about $1,000 in cash, the bandit left the bank and drove off in a Prius, the sergeant said.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bandit
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Learn all about the many groups, from Native Americans to Spanish pirates to English settlers to wealthy cotton planters to enslaved people, who have lived on the island and influenced its development at the Edisto Island Museum.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
6 Aug. 2025
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John Cleese shows up as a pirate and tries to make a call from a payphone on the ship, while his parrot, who is in love with him, gripes that Cleese is neglecting her and should take her to dinner with all his doubloons.—
Sophie Brickman,
The Atlantic,
4 Aug. 2025
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The Nope actress stars as Zoe, a conniving thief who plots to steal an armored truck, in the heist-comedy The Pickup.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Robert De Niro is Neil McCauley, a master thief planning a daring bank robbery with the help of his crew (including Val Kilmer, Tom Sizemore, and Danny Trejo), and Al Pacino is LAPD Lieutenant Vincent Hanna, obsessed with bringing McCauley to justice.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Bandit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bandit. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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