n. Idiom: 1. A robber, especially one who robs at gunpoint. 2. An outlaw; a gangster. 3. One who cheats or exploits others. 4. Slang A hostile aircraft, especially a fighter aircraft. make out like a bandit Slang To be highly successful in a given enterprise. [Italian bandito, from past participle of bandire, to proclaim, proscribe, banish, probably of Germanic origin; see bhā-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] bandit·ry n. |
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