ladrone

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noun

A robber; a pirate; a rascal or rogue.

Scrabble 8

Meanings

nounladrone (plural ladrones)

plural ladrones · alternative ladron

  1. A robber; a pirate; a rascal or rogue.

    But they had already discovered that he could be bullied, and they had it their own way; and presently Selwyn lay prone upon the nursery floor, impersonating a ladrone while pleasant shivers chased themselves over Drina, whom he was stalking.

    1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, “His Own People”, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC, page 14

Origin

  1. Latinlatrōnem
  2. Spanishladrón
  3. Englishladrone

Borrowed from Spanish ladrón, from Latin latrōnem, accusative singular of latrō. Doublet of latron.

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