as in pirate
a criminal who attacks and steals from travelers and who is often a member of a group of criminals
They were two of the most famous bandits of the 19th century.
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Recent Examples of bandit
Here, Snow White, played by Rachel Zegler gains the courage to take back her father’s kingdom from the Evil Queen, played by Gal Gadot, with the help of seven dwarfs and a crew of rogue bandits.
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Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 20 Mar. 2025
Instead, Snow White’s love interest is a bandit named Jonathan (Andrew Burnap), who is a new character written for the remake.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
But after a bandit attack leaves the children orphaned, the son dies.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 25 May 2025
To make matters worse, it is hosted by former Family Feud kissing bandit Richard Dawson (who, let the record show, is a fantastic movie villain).
—EW.com, 23 May 2025
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Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 20 Mar. 2025
Instead, Snow White’s love interest is a bandit named Jonathan (Andrew Burnap), who is a new character written for the remake.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
But after a bandit attack leaves the children orphaned, the son dies.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 25 May 2025
To make matters worse, it is hosted by former Family Feud kissing bandit Richard Dawson (who, let the record show, is a fantastic movie villain).
—EW.com, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bandit
Noun
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The Sea Witch By Eva Leigh Canary Street Press: 448 pages, $19 (Aug. 26) Leigh has penned a pirate romantasy with an ultra-hot relationship at its center.—
Lorraine Berry,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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However, the sugars in a molasses spray caused an increase of beneficial insects such as adult lacewings, lady beetles, weevil parasitoids, big-eyed bugs, minute pirate bugs, and adult hover flies.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
24 May 2025
Noun
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The film features our beloved returning team members (Luther, Benji, and Ilsa) as well as new faces like the enigmatic thief Grace (Hayley Atwell); Gabriel (Esai Morales), an assassin who knew Ethan in his pre-IMF life; and Denlinger (Cary Elwes), the Director of National Intelligence.—
Will Harris,
EW.com,
23 May 2025
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In Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning (2023), Atwell made her debut as Grace, a thief with questionable loyalties who becomes Ethan Hunt’s (Tom Cruise) new ally.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
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“Bandit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bandit. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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