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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
brigand n 1: an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band [syn: bandit, brigand] | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Brigand \Brig"and\ (br[i^]g"and), n. [F. brigand, OF. brigant light-armed soldier, fr. LL. brigans light-armed soldier (cf. It. brigante.) fr. brigare to strive, contend, fr. briga quarrel; prob. of German origin, and akin to E. break; cf. Goth. brikan to break, brakja strife. Cf. Brigue.] 1. A light-armed, irregular foot soldier. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. A lawless fellow who lives by plunder; one of a band of robbers; especially, one of a gang living in mountain retreats; a highwayman; a freebooter. [1913 Webster] Giving them not a little the air of brigands or banditti. --Jeffery. [1913 Webster] | ||
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