bandidos
Armed frontier robbers
Bandidos is Spanish for bandits or outlaws, borrowed into English primarily in contexts involving Mexican or Latin American settings: The bandidos rode into town at sunset.
The word carries a romantically rustic flavor, evoking Old West imagery of masked horsemen and frontier lawlessness.
It also names a motorcycle club founded in Texas in 1966.
Theft through intimidation
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- safecrackerOne who breaks vaults
- caperPrank or pickled bud
- stickupArmed robbery
holdup · getaway · mastermind · accomplice · mask · dynamite · strongbox · loot
Powered two-wheeler
- clubhouseMembers-only gathering place
- patchMaterial covering damage
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
- chapterDivision of a book
president · sergeant-at-arms · nomad · charter · enforcer · biker · leather · vest
Edge of settlement
- sheriffCounty's chief officer
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
- stagecoachHorse-drawn route vehicle
- cowboyMounted cattle herder
territory · six-shooter · holdup · deputy · mesa · canyon · sombrero · spurs
Roving armed robbers
- highwaymenArmed roadside robbers
- desperadoesReckless criminal fugitives
- fugitivesThose fleeing from law
- ladronesSpanish word for thieves
pistoleros · marauders · gunslingers · bushrangers · wanted · bounty · hideout · posse
One who revolts
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- guerrillaIrregular armed fighter
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- folk-heroCelebrated figure from tradition
liberation · defiance · oppression · struggle · martyrdom · legend · corrido · ballad
robbery
Theft through intimidation
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- safecrackerOne who breaks vaults
- caperPrank or pickled bud
stickup · holdup · getaway · mastermind · accomplice · mask · dynamite · strongbox · loot · score
motorcycle
Powered two-wheeler
- clubhouseMembers-only gathering place
- patchMaterial covering damage
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
chapter · president · sergeant-at-arms · nomad · charter · enforcer · biker · leather · vest · brotherhood
frontier
Edge of settlement
- sheriffCounty's chief officer
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
- stagecoachHorse-drawn route vehicle
cowboy · territory · six-shooter · holdup · deputy · mesa · canyon · sombrero · spurs · lawman
brigands
Roving armed robbers
- highwaymenArmed roadside robbers
- desperadoesReckless criminal fugitives
- fugitivesThose fleeing from law
ladrones · pistoleros · marauders · gunslingers · bushrangers · wanted · bounty · hideout · posse · ambush
insurgent
One who revolts
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- guerrillaIrregular armed fighter
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
folk-hero · liberation · defiance · oppression · struggle · martyrdom · legend · corrido · ballad · mythology
bandidoslawmen
Official crime fighters
sheriffs · police · marshals · deputies · law enforcement
bandidosheroes
Admired courageous figures
good guys · saints · saviors · Robin Hood · protectors
bandidoscitizens
Members of a nation
settlers · homesteaders · townsfolk · townspeople · merchants
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