brigand
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This brigand may not be as wily as he thinks he is, but Leone loved him enough to let him survive the famous shootout and still be hanging around, so to speak, at the end.
From Time ● Jun. 25, 2014
What links Robert’s brigand tableau to most of the work around it is its landscape setting.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2013
She had been collected by some brigand or another for a friend of mine, who said she couldn't have her in the house.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 3, 2010
When he was but a baby brigand in the employ of the University of Pittsburgh, Calipari's recruiting tactics very nearly incited a general hooley at the Big East's annual meeting.
From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2010
“I’m not a brigand or a devil. I’m a Benedictine brother. A monk.”
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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The Joy Luck Club
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Tolkien Reading Day, List 6
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