Meaning & use
Dacoits
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Members of an armed gang of robbers, a term used especially in South Asian English.
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The village hired guards after a series of raids by dacoits.
Colonial-era reports described dacoits terrorizing travelers on remote roads.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from Hindi "dakait," the term entered English through British colonial administration in South Asia.
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