Synonyms of bandits

bandits

noun

plural of bandit

as in pirates

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.

Related Words

• pirates
• thieves
• robbers
• highwaymen
• marauders
• burglars
• footpads
• looters
• plunderers
• housebreakers
• stealers
• pillagers
• safecrackers
• pinchers
• embezzlers
• ravishers
• grafters
• purloiners
• cracksmen
• cat burglars
• picklocks
• larcenists
• kidnappers
• kleptomaniacs
• despoilers
• pickpockets
• pilferers
• rustlers
• cutpurses
• smugglers
• shoplifters
• abductors
• hijackers
• ransackers
• carjackers
• kleptos
• poachers
• skyjackers
• muggers
• sneak thiefs
• dips

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bandits

Analysts warn each ransom payment fuels more crime as armed groups, from rural bandits to Islamist militants, raid schools, mosques and villages, with an average of 21 kidnappings reported daily. — Dyepkazah Shibayan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

The Brigands of Rattlecreek follows a sheriff and a doctor who seek revenge against a group of bandits who use the cover of a torrential thunderstorm to rob and terrorize the occupants of a small town. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026

One Arab American man later recalled that his great-grandfather, who pursued a similar route, never made it to the Midwest—his train was stopped by a group of bandits from Mexico who forced the passengers to hand over their belongings. — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

The train was sitting just outside a depot in Memphis when the bandits made their move. — Kiel Porter, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026

Armed groups, known as bandits in Nigeria, regularly carry out raids and kidnappings for ransom in the northwest and north-central parts of the country. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

Hagans said Haitians returning to their home country from America are viewed as wealthy and vulnerable, and are often targeted by thieves and bandits. — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026

The plot is set in motion when dacoits (armed bandits) rob and murder Ram Lal, the village moneylender and head of Mano Majra’s only Hindu household. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

Instead, most are romantic stories about young lovers separated by fate, and the rest are swashbuckling adventures full of bandits and pirates. — Literary Hub, 30 June 2026