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Definition:

brigand (n.) Outlaw; one who lives by plunder.

Pronunciation:

brig - uhnd

Also Known As:

Bandit, thief, robber, outlaw, thug; highwayman

Examples:

"If I knew which rascal threw at the carriage, and if that brigand were sufficiently near it, he should be crushed under the wheels." A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens

"And they defeated the genius Napoleon and, suddenly recognizing him as a brigand, sent him to the island of St. Helena." War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy

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