brigand

B3R1I1G2A1N1D2
UK, US/ˈbɹɪɡ.ənd/

noun

An outlaw or bandit.

Similar
bandit
OriginMiddle English brigaunt ← Old French brigand ← Italian briga →
UncommonScrabble 11
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Meanings

nounbrigand (plural brigands)

plural brigands

  1. crimeAn outlaw or bandit.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band

Similar
bandit
Broader
thiefstealer
Also see
banditpicaroon

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Italianbriga“trouble, bother”
  2. Old Frenchbrigand“foot soldier”
  3. Middle Englishbrigaunt
  4. Englishbrigand

From Middle English brigaunt, bregaund circa 1400, from Old French brigand (“foot soldier”) attested from 1421, from Italian briga (“trouble, bother”), perhaps ultimately of Proto-Germanic or Celtic origin.

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Translations

Ancient Greek λῃστής
  • λῃστής (lēistḗs)bandit
Bulgarian разбо́йник, банди́т
  • разбо́йник (razbójnik)bandit
  • банди́т (bandít)bandit
Chinese Mandarin 強盜 /强盗, 土匪
  • 強盜 /强盗 (qiángdào)bandit
  • 土匪 (tǔfěi)bandit
Czech zbojník
  • zbojníkbandit
Danish røver
  • røverbandit
Dutch rover, bandiet
  • roverbandit
  • bandietbandit
Esperanto eksterleĝulo
  • eksterleĝulobandit
Finnish rosvo
  • rosvobandit
French brigand, bandit
  • brigandbandit
  • banditbandit
German Brigant
  • Brigantbandit
Hebrew שודד, לסטים
  • שודדbandit
  • לסטים (listim)bandit
Hungarian briganti
  • brigantibandit
Italian bandito, brigante
  • banditobandit
  • brigantebandit
  • malandrinobandit
  • masnadierebandit
Japanese 山賊
  • 山賊 (sanzoku)bandit
Latin latrō
  • latrōbandit
Polish bandyta, zbój
  • bandytabandit
  • zbójbandit
Portuguese bandido
  • bandidobandit
Russian разбо́йник, разбо́йница
  • разбо́йник (razbójnik)bandit
  • разбо́йница (razbójnica)bandit
  • банди́т (bandít)bandit
  • банди́тка (bandítka)bandit
Scottish Gaelic spùinneadair
  • spùinneadairbandit
Spanish bandido
  • bandidobandit
Swedish stråtrövare
  • stråtrövarebandit
Turkish eşkıya, haydut
  • eşkıyabandit
  • haydutbandit
Ukrainian розбі́йник
  • розбі́йник (rozbíjnyk)bandit

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with brigand

ligand
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Anagrams

Bradingbarding
Cite this entry
APA

brigand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brigand

MLA

“brigand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brigand. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brigand,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brigand.

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