BRIGAND: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BRIGAND?

Need another word that means the same as “brigand”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “brigand” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Brigand” are: bandit, robber, raider, mugger

Brigand as a Noun

Definitions of "Brigand" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “brigand” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A member of a gang that ambushes and robs people in forests and mountains.
• An armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band.

Synonyms of "Brigand" as a noun (4 Words)

bandit	An armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band. The bandit produced a weapon and demanded money.
mugger	A person who attacks and robs another in a public place. The mugger snatched my purse and ran away.
raider	A person who attacks an enemy in their territory; a marauder. Masked raiders burst into the 100 seater restaurant.
robber	A person who commits robbery.

Associations of "Brigand" (30 Words)

bandit	A robber or outlaw belonging to a gang and typically operating in an isolated or lawless area. The bandit produced a weapon and demanded money.
burglar	A person who commits burglary.
burglary	Entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property. A two year sentence for burglary.
burgle	Enter (a building) illegally with intent to commit a crime, especially theft. Our house in London has been burgled.
cattle	Animals of a group related to domestic cattle including yak bison and buffaloes. So many head of cattle.
criminal	A person who has committed a crime. They are charged with conspiracy to commit criminal damage.
despoil	Steal or violently remove valuable possessions from; plunder. The church was despoiled of its marble wall covering.
illegalize	Declare illegal; outlaw.
interloper	A person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or are considered not to belong. To her I was always an outsider an interloper.
larceny	Theft of personal property In English law larceny was replaced as a statutory crime by theft in 1968.
malefactor	Someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime.
outlaw	Declare illegal outlaw. The outlaw Ned Kelly.
pillage	The act of stealing valuable things from a place. Artworks pillaged from churches and museums.
piracy	A practice similar to piracy but in other contexts especially hijacking. Air piracy.
rapine	The act of despoiling a country in warfare. The fruits of violence and rapine.
recidivist	Relating to recidivists. Research reveals that murderers are less likely to be recidivist than other criminals.
rob	Deprive someone of (something needed or deserved. Someone had robbed my jacket.
robber	A person who commits robbery.
robbery	Plundering during riots or in wartime. He was involved in drugs extortion and robbery.
rustler	Someone who steals livestock (especially cattle. Police have so far arrested 649 rustlers countrywide.
shoplifting	The act of stealing goods that are on display in a store. Shrinkage is the retail trade s euphemism for shoplifting.
steal	Steal a base. He finished with eight points four steals and seven assists.
theft	The act of taking something from someone unlawfully. The latest theft happened at a garage.
thief	A person who steals another person’s property, especially by stealth and without using force or threat of violence. The thief stole the drugs from a doctor s surgery.
thieve	Be a thief; steal something. They began thieving again.
thievery	The act of taking something from someone unlawfully. Petty thievery.
transgression	The spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata. Her transgression of genteel etiquette.
unlawful	Not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention. Unlawful hunters.
vagrancy	The state of living as a vagrant; homelessness. A descent into vagrancy and drug abuse.
waylay	Stop or interrupt (someone) and detain them in conversation or trouble them in some other way. He waylaid me on the stairs.