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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Recent Examples of bandit
Shortly after the museum opened on Sunday morning, two bandits used a lift on a truck to break into its Galerie d'Apollon, which houses the French crown jewels and other treasures, through a second-floor window.
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NPR, 20 Oct. 2025
So there's always a chance that Tatum's red-eyed bandit could be making a lot more appearances in the future!
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
What a perfect opportunity for the island’s shoe bandit to strike again!
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2025
In The Three Amigos, a trio of American actors who have played heroic gunslingers in a series of popular silent films, are accidentally hired by the villagers of Santa Poco to protect them from the villainous bandit leader, El Guapo, who kidnaps a beautiful villager to be his unwilling bride.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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NPR, 20 Oct. 2025
So there's always a chance that Tatum's red-eyed bandit could be making a lot more appearances in the future!
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
What a perfect opportunity for the island’s shoe bandit to strike again!
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2025
In The Three Amigos, a trio of American actors who have played heroic gunslingers in a series of popular silent films, are accidentally hired by the villagers of Santa Poco to protect them from the villainous bandit leader, El Guapo, who kidnaps a beautiful villager to be his unwilling bride.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bandit
Noun
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The book, which is from Australia, follows Bee and her fellow runaways, who discover a new friend, Paco, is a Lost Boy from Neverland who needs them to fight hordes of pirates led by a merciless new leader.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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One could be seen wearing an all-denim outfit with an In-N-Out Burger employee hat, while the other wore a floral-print dress with a pirate-style hat.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The empty frames left by the thieves still hang in the museum to this day.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Investigators said the thief arrived in a white 2005-2010 Chevrolet Silverado.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Bandit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bandit. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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