bandit. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

bandit

SYLLABICATION:	ban·dit
PRONUNCIATION:	bndt
NOUN:	1. A robber, especially one who robs at gunpoint. 2. An outlaw; a gangster. 3. One who cheats or exploits others. 4. Slang A hostile aircraft, especially a fighter aircraft.
IDIOM:	make out like a bandit Slang To be highly successful in a given enterprise.
ETYMOLOGY:	Italian bandito, from bandire, to band together, probably of Germanic origin. See bh-² in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:	bandit·ry —NOUN


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