dacoit

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

dacoit
    n 1: a member of an armed gang of robbers [syn: {dacoit},
         {dakoit}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]