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brigand
noun[ C ]
literaryuk /ˈbrɪɡ.ənd/ us /ˈbrɪɡ.ənd/
a thief with a weapon, especially one of a group living in the countryside and stealing from people travelling through the area（携带武器的）盗贼；（尤指在乡野地区袭击旅人的）强盗，土匪
Synonym
bandit
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Miscellaneous criminals
arsonist
artifice burglar
bigamist
bioterrorist
black hat
distraction burglar
distraction thief
drug dealer
embezzler
expropriator
launderer
looter
lowlife
man of straw
money launderer
scofflaw
shicer
shoplifter
small-timer
smuggler
The brigand shouted again, but still we advanced.
The brigands were of necessity scattered singly about the ship.
The outline of the brigand ship came directly under us.
We see plainly enough that you are bad men, brigands, nobodies, liars.
We were afraid you had been captured by brigands.
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