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brĭg'ənd

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highwayman
(Historical) A person usually mounted on horseback who robbed travelers on public roads.
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desperado
A dangerous, reckless criminal; bold outlaw
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marauder
A band of outlaws who raid and pillage.
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outlaw
The definition of an outlaw is a person who has broken the law and is on the run or wanted.
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mercenary (related)
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banditti (related)
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thief
A person who steals, esp. secretly; one guilty of theft, or larceny
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bandit
Anyone who steals, cheats, exploits, etc.
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robber (related)
A person who robs.
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footpad
(Australia) (also "foot pad") An unmade, minor walking trail formed only by foot traffic.
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freebooter
A person who pillages and plunders, especially a pirate.
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hoodlum
A tough, often aggressive or violent youth.
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pillager
A person who pillages
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pirate
The whole notion of Davy Jones is attributed to an evil spirit who allegedly lurked at sea waiting to escort dead sailors to the sea bottom.
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soldier
One who serves in an army.
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plunderer (related)
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slaver (related)
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deserter (related)
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Find another word for brigand. In this page you can discover 18 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for brigand, like: highwayman, desperado, marauder, outlaw, mercenary, banditti, thief, bandit, robber, footpad and freebooter.
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Brigand Sentence Examples

  • But, once free, he had no scruple in cheating the imperial brigand of his blackmail.

  • In the literature and drama of his country, the Andalusian is traditionally represented as the Gascon of Spain, ever boastful and mercurial; or else as a picaresque hero, bull-fighter, brigand or smuggler.

  • The Lanercost contemporary chronicler writes that the bishop of Glasgow and the Steward began the broil, and called in Wallace as the leading brigand in the country-side.

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