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brigand

noun

/ˈbrɪɡ.ənd/

Meaning

A member of a gang that ambushes and robs people in forests or mountains; a bandit.

The travelers were attacked by brigands in the mountains.

bandit, outlaw, robber, thief, marauder

police, protector, guard

mountain brigand, notorious brigand, brigand attack

A large single upright block of stone, or a large, powerful, indivisible organization or system.

a group of things gathered together

the act of pausing or being uncertain before doing something

the act of speaking disrespectfully about God or sacred things

The formal giving up of rights, property, or territory, especially by a state.

the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the...