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a criminal who attacks and steals from travelers and who is often a member of a group of criminals
They were two of the most famous bandits of the 19th century.
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After the kiss in Snow White, the princess emerges from what was supposed to be her eternal slumber to enlist the seven dwarfs, as well as Jonathan and his fellow bandits to lead an uprising to take down the Evil Queen.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
In May 1977, the roaming mummy was given a proper burial in a Guthrie, Okla., cemetery next to other, more successful Western bandits.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
Matt Dillon as Bob Hughes, lead junkie bandit of Drugstore Cowboy would also slot right in now, as would the late River Phoenix as conflicted hustler Mike Waters in Idaho.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 3 Feb. 2025
Want to try and take on a bandit camp but don’t want to risk dying?
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
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Tim Lammers, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
In May 1977, the roaming mummy was given a proper burial in a Guthrie, Okla., cemetery next to other, more successful Western bandits.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
Matt Dillon as Bob Hughes, lead junkie bandit of Drugstore Cowboy would also slot right in now, as would the late River Phoenix as conflicted hustler Mike Waters in Idaho.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 3 Feb. 2025
Want to try and take on a bandit camp but don’t want to risk dying?
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bandit
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“Bandit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bandit. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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