Explore Dacoit through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like thief or stealer. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Dacoit meaning
A bandit or armed robber, especially in former parts of British India.
Using Dacoit
- The main meaning on this page is: A bandit or armed robber, especially in former parts of British India.
- Useful related words include: dakoit, thief, stealer.
- In the example corpus, dacoit often appears in combinations such as: dacoit dacoit.
Context around Dacoit
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dacoit
- In this selection, "dacoit" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, shout, traitor, former, person, angle and nirbhay stand out and add context to how "dacoit" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include chambal dacoit nirbhay singh and dacoit dacoit dacoit for each. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dacoit" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dacoit
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He was an international athlete before he was a dacoit. (10 words)
The ambiguous title (apparently inspired from the rare breed of Great Indian Bustard) implies a great subtext to the ‘dacoit’ angle of the film. (24 words)
Unlike in the past decades, no known former dacoit is contesting election in the Gwalior-Chambal and Vindhya regions, once known as Madhya Pradesh’s badlands. (26 words)
Mr. Padmanabham told Mr. Jagan that he was being derided in the social media as a Kapu traitor, dacoit, person who was “sold out” in a way that was very similar to what his sister Sharmila had been derided in the social media. (43 words)
Chambal dacoit Nirbhay Singh Gujjar achieved national infamy before being killed in 2005. citation Other infamous dacoits were Sultana Daku in the Bijnor district, and Dhira, mostly active in present Amritsar, particularly in the Majitha area. (36 words)
I am no fan of the Dynasty but when I saw a BJP spokesman shout ‘dacoit, dacoit, dacoit’ for each member of the family I was appalled. (27 words)
Example sentences (6)
I am no fan of the Dynasty but when I saw a BJP spokesman shout ‘dacoit, dacoit, dacoit’ for each member of the family I was appalled.
Mr. Padmanabham told Mr. Jagan that he was being derided in the social media as a Kapu traitor, dacoit, person who was “sold out” in a way that was very similar to what his sister Sharmila had been derided in the social media.
The ambiguous title (apparently inspired from the rare breed of Great Indian Bustard) implies a great subtext to the ‘dacoit’ angle of the film.
Unlike in the past decades, no known former dacoit is contesting election in the Gwalior-Chambal and Vindhya regions, once known as Madhya Pradesh’s badlands.
Chambal dacoit Nirbhay Singh Gujjar achieved national infamy before being killed in 2005. citation Other infamous dacoits were Sultana Daku in the Bijnor district, and Dhira, mostly active in present Amritsar, particularly in the Majitha area.
He was an international athlete before he was a dacoit.
Common combinations with dacoit
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: