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brigand

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
brigand /ˈbrɪg(ə)nd/

▶noun a member of a gang that ambushes and robs people in forests and mountains.

– derivatives
brigandage noun,
brigandry noun.

– origin ME: from OFr., from Ital. brigante, lit. ‘(person) contending’, from brigare (see brigade).

'brigand' also found in these Oxford entries:

brigantine - klepht

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