brigand
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He’s both the handsome and heroic Jamie Lockhart and, his face stained with berry juice, he’s a dashing but dastardly brigand.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2016
In contrast to Francis Wheen's raucous account of Marx's life as hack, brigand and rapscallion, Sperber places the history of ideas at the heart of his study.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 26, 2013
But you don't have to be an anarchist or a brigand to sense the power shift.
From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2011
Proclaiming that every scurvy brigand is at heart just a Broadway gypsy between shows, it's the score's main example of roistering wit.
From Time ● Dec. 1, 2010
If you’ve got a sword and no horse, you’re either a brigand or a poor knight indeed.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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The Joy Luck Club
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