plural bandits
1
plural also banditti
ban-ˈdi-tē 
: an outlaw who lives by plunder
: an outlaw who lives by plunder
especially
: a member of a band of marauders
2
: robber
3
: an enemy plane
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But the pandemic-era inflationary period played out unlike any other in history, and wealthy people made out like bandits.
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Allison Morrow, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
When the film starts, a cursed bandit of pirates led by Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) are aboard Sparrow’s former ship, the Black Pearl, and have kidnapped Turner’s love interest, Elizabeth Swann (Knightley).
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
Authorities are searching for a masked bandit who shot at a bank teller in Lake Forest before making off with $31,000.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
Colossal Cave has a long history of use, including by Indigenous people, early explorers and even as a hideout for bandits.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
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Allison Morrow, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
When the film starts, a cursed bandit of pirates led by Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) are aboard Sparrow’s former ship, the Black Pearl, and have kidnapped Turner’s love interest, Elizabeth Swann (Knightley).
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
Authorities are searching for a masked bandit who shot at a bank teller in Lake Forest before making off with $31,000.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
Colossal Cave has a long history of use, including by Indigenous people, early explorers and even as a hideout for bandits.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Bandit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bandit. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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from Italian bandito, literally, "one who is banished"
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