Ban"dit (băn"dĭt), n.;
pl. Bandits (băn"dĭts), or
Banditti (băn*dĭt"tĭ). [It.
bandito outlaw, p. p. of bandire to proclaim, to banish, to
proscribe, LL. bandire, bannire. See Ban an edict, and
cf. Banish.] An outlaw; a brigand.
No savage fierce, bandit, or mountaineer.
Milton.
☞ The plural banditti was formerly used as a collective
noun.
Deerstealers are ever a desperate banditti.
Sir W. Scott.