Brigands Synonyms

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Synonyms for Brigands

bandits
A robber, esp. one who robs travelers on the road; brigand; highwayman
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thieves
One who commits the act or crime of theft.
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pirates
One who illegally intercepts or uses radio or television signals, especially one who operates an illegal television or radio station.
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outlaws
A person who operates outside established norms.
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marauders
A band of outlaws who raid and pillage.
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hoodlums
A gangster; a thug.
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highwaymen
(Historical) A man, esp. one on horseback, who robbed travelers on a highway
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freebooters
A plunderer; specif., a pirate
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desperados
A bold or desperate outlaw, especially of the American frontier.
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  • The kings were fighting for their lives, the great nobles were indistinguishable from brigands and the whole nation seemed to be relapsing into savagery.

  • The following year he was fighting the English, and in 1443 aided his father to suppress the revolt of the count of Armagnac. His first important command, however, was in the next year, when he led an army of from 15,000 to 20,000 mercenaries and brigands, - the product of the Hundred Years' War, - against the Swiss of the canton of Basel.

  • In order to put down the brigands who still infested the country and to check the raids of the Arabs on the frontier, he built or rebuilt fortresses, which were of material assistance to the Jews in the great revolt against Rome.

  • The Moslems might have endured a state of "infidels"; they could not endure a state of brigands.

  • The death of Judas at Elasa left the field open to the apostates, and his followers were reduced to the level of roving brigands.

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