[ noun ] a member of an armed gang of robbers <noun.person>
dacoit \da*coit"\ (d[.a]*koit"), n. [Hind. [dsdot]akait, [dsdot][=a]k[=a]yat.] One of a class of robbers, in India and Burma (Myanmar), who act in gangs and are usually armed. [Also spelled {dakoit}.] [1913 Webster +PJC]