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brigand

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++brig·and /ˈbrɪɡənd/ noun [countable] literary  STEALa thief, especially one of a group that attacks people in mountains or forests 土匪;强盗;山贼
Examples from the Corpus
brigandAt the worst possible moment a brigand named Babbitt raided the shore of Philadelphia from a commandeered ship.You're a brigand, a throw-back to the Dark Ages.There was a vaguely medieval theme: knights and ladies, fools and brigands.A few days later we passed the desiccated corpse of another brigand hanging on a gibbet beside the track.Let me tell you what really bothers me about that brigand more than his plagiarizing.And the brigands move around, never stay in one place for too long.When the envoys complained to the emperor, he dispatched an army to deal with these brigands.
Origin brigand (1300-1400) Old French Old Italian brigante, from brigare; → BRIGADE
brig·and nounChineseSyllable
a of that a people in Corpus group attacks especially one thief,


brigand
brigand /ˈbrɪɡənd/ noun [countable] literary
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Old French
 Origin: Old Italian brigante, from brigare; brigade
a thief, especially one of a group that attacks people in mountains or forests


brig·andBrE /ˈbrɪɡənd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbrɪɡənd/ 🔊 noun (old-fashioned) a member of a group of criminals that steals from people, especially one that attacks travellers 盗贼;强盗 SYN bandit