dacoit

[ duh-koit ]

/ dəˈkɔɪt /

(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.

Origin of dacoit

First recorded in 1800–10, dacoit is from the Hindi word ḍakait

A dacoit stepped into view, crouched down, and carefully trained the piece.

Jack Haydon's Quest |John Finnemore
No measure was more efficacious than this to secure the destruction of dacoit gangs by depriving them of support and sustenance.

A Civil Servant in Burma |Herbert Thirkel White
Jack had fired and sent a Mannlicher bullet through the dacoit's brain.

Jack Haydon's Quest |John Finnemore
The dacoit leaders knew the advantage of being able to live where our men could not.

The Pacification of Burma |Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite

"Dacoit will revenge this upon some of us," said Mr. Golden Grandfather.

Ralph Denham's Adventures in Burma |George Norway

dacoit

/ (dəˈkɔɪt) /

(in India and Myanmar) a member of a gang of armed robbers

C19: from Hindi dakait, from dākā robbery