Etymology

latron

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Today it means: A robber or brigand; one who plunders. Full definition →

Latin latrō
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  1. Latin · derived fromlatrō“mercenary, brigand”
  2. English todaylatron

From Latin latrō (“mercenary, brigand”). Doublet of ladrone.

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