plural bandits
1
plural also banditti
ban-ˈdi-tē 
: an outlaw who lives by plunder
: an outlaw who lives by plunder
especially
: a member of a band of marauders
2
: robber
3
: an enemy plane
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There were corridos about the exploits of bandits and outlaws, some of them Robin Hood-esque characters who outwitted oafish authorities and helped the poor.
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Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
The Golden State Warriors came out like bandits to open the third quarter of Game 2 on Thursday, pulling to within seven of the Timberwolves early in the frame at Target Center.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 9 May 2025
Give it time—because did these districts ever make out like bandits.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
The resulting power vacuum was filled by rival warlords who battled for control, while gangs of bandits roamed the land.
—Chris Power, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
The Golden State Warriors came out like bandits to open the third quarter of Game 2 on Thursday, pulling to within seven of the Timberwolves early in the frame at Target Center.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 9 May 2025
Give it time—because did these districts ever make out like bandits.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
The resulting power vacuum was filled by rival warlords who battled for control, while gangs of bandits roamed the land.
—Chris Power, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bandit
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“Bandit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bandit. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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from Italian bandito, literally, "one who is banished"
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