Bandit (Noun)
Meaning
An armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The notorious bandit had been evading the authorities for months, leaving a trail of robbed banks and terrified civilians in his wake.
- A lone bandit, armed with a pistol and a mask, burst into the convenience store and demanded that the clerk hand over all the cash.
- The bandit's gang had been terrorizing the countryside for years, stealing livestock and crops from unsuspecting farmers.
- The police finally caught the bandit who had been holding up gas stations along the highway, and he was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
- In the Wild West, bandits roamed the open range, preying on unsuspecting travelers and stagecoaches.