Brigand /(brĭg"and)/

Brig·and

Brigand

n.
  1. A light-armed, irregular foot soldier. [Obs.]
  2. A lawless fellow who lives by plunder; one of a band of robbers; especially, one of a gang living in mountain retreats; a highwayman; a freebooter.
    Giving them not a little the air of brigands or banditti.