Brigand
Brigand (brig"and) , noun
[French brigand, Old French brigant light-armed soldier, from Late Latin brigans light-armed soldier (compare Italian brigante.) from brigare to strive, contend, from briga quarrel; prob. of German origin, and akin to English break; compare Gothic brikan to break, brakja strife. Compare Brigue.]
1.
A light-armed, irregular foot soldier. [Obsolete]
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.