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rustler

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Definition of rustler

as in bandit

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Recent Examples of rustler The 20-track LP serves as equal parts music and cinema in which Crockett weaves a tale of McLane as a cattle rustler on the run from the law who — eventually — gets his redemption. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026 Siringo was appointed a New Mexico Ranger in 1916 and for two years saw active service against cattle rustlers. — Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 Gone were the twisted souls of the Deep South, replaced with stoic ranch hands, rustlers and gunslingers whose lives and fates played out in the harsh midday sun. — Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023 The friendship between the lawman (played by Barry Sullivan) and the gun-toting rustler was fictionalized and greatly exaggerated over the show’s 75 episodes; many historians believe that Garrett actually shot and killed Billy in 1881. — BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2022 The friendship between the lawman (played by Barry Sullivan) and the gun-toting rustler was fictionalized and greatly exaggerated over the show’s 75 episodes; many historians believe that Sheriff Garrett actually shot and killed Billy in 1881. — New York Times, 7 Aug. 2022 The rustler is usually a beekeeper or someone familiar with the transportation of bees. — Fox News, 22 Feb. 2022

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The film reimagines the legend of Chang’Er, the moon goddess, and her husband, the archer Hou Yi, picking up the story after Chang’Er ascends to the moon and setting her on a journey to its dark side alongside a bandit from Earth.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
In Kogi State, bandits recently raided an orphanage and took twenty-three children hostage.

— Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of bandit

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Shortly before midnight on May 23, 1798, highwaymen just north of Dublin intercepted and set on fire a mail coach headed to Belfast.

— Joseph Patrick Kelly, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
Dee is in his Springheel Jack costume, since London bobbies of that era would rather work with a mythical highwayman than a real Chinese man.

— Yvonne Zipp, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2025

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But the island was also a haven for outcasts and pirates and merchants, from across Europe and the Levant and beyond, who came to the Caribbean to seek their fortunes or to help grow the fortunes of others.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
The voyage started with 350 captives; almost all died or were kidnapped a second time by pirates.

— USA Today, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of pirate

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If the idea of a Splatoon looter-shooter appeals to you, then Splatoon Raiders should be on your radar.

— Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 30 June 2026
The looter’s story only came to light thanks to Bradley Gordon, an American lawyer based in Cambodia who has spent much of the last 14 years investigating the plunder of Khmer cultural heritage.

— Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 17 June 2026

Definition of looter

Noun

Two notes that appear to have been sent by Nancy Guthrie's kidnapper to a local news outlet shortly after her disappearance were made public Friday by the Pima County Sheriff's Department.

— Kerry Breen, CBS News, 31 July 2026
All that was left was a single high heel, no doubt dislodged after the host put up an epic struggle against her dastardly kidnapper.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026

Definition of kidnapper

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