Dacoit

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  dacoit \da*coit"\ (d[.a]*koit"), n. [Hind. [dsdot]akait,
     [dsdot][=a]k[=a]yat.]
     One of a class of robbers, in India and Burma (Myanmar), who
     act in gangs and are usually armed. [Also spelled {dakoit}.]
     [1913 Webster +PJC]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dacoit
       n : a member of an armed gang of robbers [syn: {dakoit}]