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dacoit
noun[ C ]
Indian Englishuk /dəˈkɔɪt/ us /dəˈkɔɪt/
one of a group of thieves who carry weapons武装土匪；强盗
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Miscellaneous criminals
arsonist
artifice burglar
bigamist
bioterrorist
black hat
distraction burglar
distraction thief
drug dealer
embezzler
expropriator
launderer
looter
lowlife
man of straw
money launderer
scofflaw
shicer
shoplifter
small-timer
smuggler
A dacoit stepped into view, crouched down, and carefully trained the piece.
From one of the small, slit-like windows they watched the movements of the dacoits.
The dacoits had been more cunning than they suspected.
The newcomers were a couple of dacoits, one the man who had been wounded by Jack's first shot.
The only theory that he could form was that the attackers were a band of Bengali political dacoits.
Would the dacoits beat the door down and be upon them before he could give the word?
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