'Brigand' definitions:
Definition of 'brigand'
(from WordNet)
noun
An armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band [syn: bandit, brigand]
Definition of 'Brigand'
From: GCIDE
- Brigand \Brig"and\ (br[i^]g"and), n. [F. brigand, OF. brigant light-armed soldier, fr. LL. brigans light-armed soldier (cf. It. brigante.) fr. brigare to strive, contend, fr. briga quarrel; prob. of German origin, and akin to E. break; cf. Goth. brikan to break, brakja strife. Cf. Brigue.]
- 1. A light-armed, irregular foot soldier. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. A lawless fellow who lives by plunder; one of a band of robbers; especially, one of a gang living in mountain retreats; a highwayman; a freebooter. [1913 Webster]
- Giving them not a little the air of brigands or banditti. --Jeffery. [1913 Webster]