bandoleer

or ban·do·lier

[ ban-dl-eer ]
/ ˌbæn dlˈɪər /

noun

a broad belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers and having a number of small loops or pockets, for holding a cartridge or cartridges.

Origin of bandoleer

1570–80; earlier bandollier < Middle French bandoulliere < Catalan bandolera, feminine derivative of bandoler member of a band of men ( bandol (< Spanish bando band1) + -er < Latin -ārius -ary; cf. -eer)

OTHER WORDS FROM bandoleer

ban·do·leered, ban·do·liered, adjective

Words nearby bandoleer

bandlet, bandmaster, bandobust, bandoeng, bandog, bandoleer, bandolier, bandoline, bandoneon, bandore, bandsaw

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British Dictionary definitions for bandolier

bandolier

bandoleer

/ (ˌbændəˈlɪə) /

noun

a soldier's broad shoulder belt having small pockets or loops for cartridges

Word Origin for bandolier

C16: from Old French bandouliere, from Old Spanish bandolera, bandolero guerrilla, from Catalan bandoler, from bandol band, from Spanish bando; see band 1