Definition:
brigand (n.) Outlaw; one who lives by plunder.
Pronunciation:
brig - uhnd
Also Known As:
Bandit, thief, robber, outlaw, thug; highwayman
Examples:
"If I knew which rascal threw at the carriage, and if that brigand were sufficiently near it, he should be crushed under the wheels." A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
"And they defeated the genius Napoleon and, suddenly recognizing him as a brigand, sent him to the island of St. Helena." War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy
