Found 3 items, similar to brigand.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: brigand perampok
English → English (WordNet) Definition: brigand brigand n : an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band [syn: bandit]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Brigand 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]