Synonyms for brigand
ˈbrɪg əndbrig·and

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1. brigand

   A robber seeks to obtain the property of others by force or intimidation; a thief by stealth and secrecy. In early English thief was freely used in both senses, as in Shakespeare and the Authorized Version of the English Bible, which has "two thieves" (Matt. xxvii, 38), where the Revised Version more correctly substitutes "two robbers."

   Synonyms:
   bandit, buccaneer, burglar, depredator, despoiler, footpad, forager, freebooter, highwayman, marauder, pillager, pirate, plunderer, raider, robber, thief

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1. bandit, brigandnoun

   an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band

   Synonyms:
   bandit

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1. • Thief

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1. brigandnoun

   Synonyms:
   robber, highwayman, free-booter, marauder, outlaw, bandit

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1. brigandnoun

   Synonyms:
   highwayman, bandit, outlaw, robber, footpad, freebooter

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