Brigander

/ˈbrɪɡəndər/ noun

Definition

A brigand or bandit; someone who commits brigandage or highway robbery.

Etymology

From brigand (from Old Italian brigante) + -er (agent suffix). This creates a noun for the person committing brigandage.

Kelly Says

Briganders were often the subjects of folk heroics—Robin Hood tales celebrate briganders who robbed the rich, creating a cultural mythology around outlaws that persists in modern stories.

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