brigand

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The aliens and brigands still look like summer-stock extras, and the cannon fodder among the junior officers can still be discerned a mile off.

From New York Times

Black and brown police officers fought back against Trump's brigands.

From Salon

Not only that, the medieval lord was also the primary unit of legal, civic and military power, often serving as the first stop for legal matters and the first defense against brigands and rival kingdoms.

From Salon

In one of Dillinger’s pockets, into which the lion’s share of the estimated thousands of loot he and his brigands had gathered in daring raids was reputed to have gone, was found just $7.80.

From Washington Times

The excellent brigand’s hat pasta, strewn with meaty honeycombs of wild morel mushrooms and withered ramps in springtime, turns into a more keenly aromatic dish by June: now it’s chanterelle mushrooms lathered in basil-intensive butter.

From Los Angeles Times