plural bandits
1
plural also banditti
ban-ˈdi-tē 
: an outlaw who lives by plunder
: an outlaw who lives by plunder
especially
: a member of a band of marauders
2
: robber
3
: an enemy plane
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Early in the film, a young Furiosa is kidnapped and imprisoned by a group of bandits known led by Warlord Dementus (Hemsworth).
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 May 2024
But a decade ago, rooftop bandits breached a series of banks in strip malls across the San Gabriel Valley.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 May 2024
But a decade ago, rooftop bandits breached a series of banks in strip malls across the San Gabriel Valley.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Bandit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bandit. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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from Italian bandito, literally, "one who is banished"
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