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Vinony

brigand

noun

  1. person who lives in a gang and lives by pillage and robbery
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɪɡ.ənd/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English brigaunt, bregaund circa 1400, from Old French brigand (“foot soldier”) attested from 1421, from Italian briga (“trouble, bother”), perhaps ultimately of Proto-Germanic or Celtic origin.

  1. An outlaw or bandit.