1. a robber or outlaw belonging to a gang and typically operating in an isolated or lawless area

Examples

• The bandits attacked the stagecoach on the mountain pass.
• Local bandits had been terrorizing villages in the remote region.
• The sheriff organized a posse to capture the notorious bandit.
• Armed bandits robbed the bank and fled into the desert.
• The bandit gang hid in caves high in the mountains.
• Stories of the legendary bandit spread throughout the territory.