Meaning & use
bandit
A robber or outlaw, especially one belonging to an armed gang that attacks travelers.
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The stagecoach was ambushed by bandits hiding along the narrow mountain pass.
Local bandits had been stealing cattle from border farms for several months.
A note on using this word
Bandit usually implies an armed group operating outside the law in remote areas, a slightly old-fashioned word compared with 'robber.'
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