'dacoit' definitions:

Definition of 'dacoit'

From: WordNet
noun
A member of an armed gang of robbers [syn: dacoit, dakoit]

Definition of 'dacoit'

From: GCIDE
  • dacoit \da*coit"\ (d[.a]*koit"), n. [Hind. [dsdot]akait, [dsdot][=a]k[=a]yat.] One of a class of robbers, in India and Burma (Myanmar), who act in gangs and are usually armed. [Also spelled dakoit.] [1913 Webster +PJC]