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Ladrone
La-drone′
,Noun.
[Sp.
ladron
, L. latro
servant, robber, Gr. ([GREEK]) a servant.] A robber; a pirate; hence, loosely, a rogue or rascal.
Definition 2024
ladrone
ladrone
English
Noun
ladrone (plural ladrones)
- A robber; a pirate; a rogue or rascal.
- 1907, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, “chapter I”, in The Younger Set (Project Gutenberg; EBook #14852), New York, N.Y.: A. L. Burt Company, published 1 February 2005 (Project Gutenberg version), OCLC 4241346:
- But they had already discovered that he could be bullied, and they had it their own way; and presently Selwyn lay prone upon the nursery floor, impersonating a ladrone while pleasant shivers chased themselves over Drina, whom he was stalking.
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