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  1. 1. n. A light-armed, irregular foot soldier. Source: opted
  2. 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. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band Source: wordnet
  4. 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. Source: webster
  5. 5. n:100 n an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band Source: ecdict

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