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
Colossal Cave has a long history of use, including by Indigenous people, early explorers and even as a hideout for bandits.
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Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Each episode will see the heroes explore new lands — from glittering mining mountains to secret vault cities — solving puzzles, cracking codes and outsmarting digital bandits along the way.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
An anonymous tipster called police to say the bandits were trying to sell their loot less than a mile away, and gave the cops Hussein’s Instagram handle, according to court filings.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
The pair manage to do some serious damage, and after a chaotic melee, one of the bandits is revealed to be Zoe.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025
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Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Each episode will see the heroes explore new lands — from glittering mining mountains to secret vault cities — solving puzzles, cracking codes and outsmarting digital bandits along the way.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
An anonymous tipster called police to say the bandits were trying to sell their loot less than a mile away, and gave the cops Hussein’s Instagram handle, according to court filings.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
The pair manage to do some serious damage, and after a chaotic melee, one of the bandits is revealed to be Zoe.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bandit
Noun
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Both government departments and local market regulators have intensified their efforts to target pirate Labubu businesses, according to the official newspaper of China National Intellectual Property Administration in early July.—
Haicen Yang,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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For decades, the characters in science-fiction movies and TV shows who traveled on spaceships tended to be scientists, explorers, diplomats, soldiers, and pirates.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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The idea that new technology can flip the odds of catching a thief or recovering a child feels like progress.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Overall last year, nighttime thefts of copper wiring along RTD disrupted train service 21 times between April and October, with thieves escaping with metal worth about $110,000.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Bandit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bandit. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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