brig·and /ˈbrɪgənd/
土匪,盜賊
Brig·and n.
1. A light-armed, irregular foot soldier. [Obs.]
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.
Giving them not a little the air of brigands or banditti. --Jeffery.
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brigand
n : an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band [syn: bandit]