Thesaurus: brigand

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1. n. A light-armed, irregular foot soldier.
2. n. A lawless fellow who lives by plunder; one of a band of robbers; especially, one of a gang living in mountain retreats; a highwayman; a freebooter.
3. n. an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
4. 1. A light-armed, irregular foot soldier. [Obs.] 2. A lawless fellow who lives by plunder; one of a band of robbers; especially, one of a gang living in mountain retreats; a highwayman; a freebooter. Giving them not a little the air of brigands or banditti. Jeffery.
5. n:100 n an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band