brigand

brigand
n
1. outlaw, gangster, criminal, mafioso; thug, ruffian, Inf. mugger, hoodlum, Sl. hood, Australian Sl. larrikin; rogue, picaro, (in India and Burma) dacoit; highwayman, footpad, Sl. yegg or yeggman, bandit, bravo, Sp. bandolero, Southwest U.S. ladrone, Australian. bushranger, picaroon, desperado; pickpocket, pursesnatcher, shoplifter, thief, robber.
2. pirate, sea dog, sea wolf, viking, corsair, buccaneer, privateer, freebooter, rapparee, (in the Scottish Highlands) cateran.
3. kidnapper, abductor, (usu. of cattle) rustler; hijacker, skyjacker, air or sky pirate, terrorist.
4. smuggler, contrabandist, runner, bootlegger; Inf. poacher, deerjacker.
5. pillager, plunderer, marauder, despoiler, depredator, vandal; predator, ransacker, sacker, looter, rifler, forager, raider.

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  • brigand — [ brigɑ̃ ] n. m. • XIVe; it. brigante, de brigata → brigade 1 ♦ Vieilli Personne qui se livre au brigandage. ⇒ bandit, gangster, malfaiteur, pillard, voleur; et aussi chauffeur. Un repaire de brigands. « nettoyer le pays des brigands qui l… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • brigand — BRIGÁND, briganzi, s.m. (Franţuzism) Tâlhar de drumul mare. – Din fr. brigand. Trimis de valeriu, 21.03.2003. Sursa: DEX 98  BRIGÁND s. v. bandit, tâlhar. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime  brigánd s. m., pl. brigánzi …   Dicționar Român

  • Brigand — Brig and (br[i^]g and), n. [F. brigand, OF. brigant light armed soldier, fr. LL. brigans light armed soldier (cf. It. brigante.) fr. brigare to strive, contend, fr. briga quarrel; prob. of German origin, and akin to E. break; cf. Goth. brikan to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Brigand — may refer to:* An outlaw, one who practices brigandage. * The Bristol Brigand, a torpedo bomber …   Wikipedia

  • brigand — c.1400, lightly armed foot soldier, from O.Fr. brigand (14c.), from It. brigante trooper, skirmisher, foot soldier, from brigare (see BRIGADE (Cf. brigade)). Sense of one who lives by pillaging is from early 15c., reflecting the lack of… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Brigand — (fr., spr. Brigang), 1) Räuber, Freibeuter; daher Brigandage (spr. Brigangdahsch), Räuberei; 2) bei den Franzosen von 1792–1814 auch Soldaten eines Frei od. Strafcorps …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Brigand — (frz. Brigang), Räuber. Weglagerer; so nannten die Franzosen die span. Guerilleros; Brigandage (Brigangdasch), Weglagerei, Räuberei …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • brigand — index hoodlum, malefactor, outlaw Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • brigand — BRIGAND. s. m. Voleur de grands chemins. Une troupe de brigands. [b]f♛/b] Il se dit par extension, De ceux qui font des exactions et des concussions. Ces petits Juges sont de vrais brigands …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • brigand — Brigand, m. acut. Anciennement estoit un mot militaire signifiant l homme de guerre armé de brigandine. La ville de Paris offrit pour la ville et vicomté 600. glaives et 400. archers, et mille Brigands, et pource que ces gens de pied allans et… …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • brigand — BRIGAND. s. m. Voleur de grands chemins. Tout est plein de brigands. une troupe de brigands …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

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