ETYM Italian bandito outlaw, p. p. of bandire to proclaim, to banish, to proscribe, Late Lat. bandire, bannire. Related to Ban an edict, and cf. Banish.
An armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band; SYN. brigand.
1. One that preys, destroys, or devours
2. An animal that lives by predation
3. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals; SYN. predatory animal.
One who robs; in law, one who steals goods or money from another by violence or threat of violence.
ETYM Old Eng. thef, theef, as. theóf; akin to OFries. thiaf, os. theof, thiof, Dutch dief, German dieb, Old High Germ. diob, Icel. thjôfr, Swed. tjuf, Dan. tyv, Goth. thiufs, thiubs, and perhaps to Lith. tupeti to squat or crouch down. Related to Theft.
(Irregular plural: thieves).
A criminal who takes property belong to someone else with the intention of keeping it.