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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish ladrón, from Latin latrōnem, accusative singular of latrō. Doublet of latron.
Noun
ladrone (plural ladrones)
- A robber; a pirate; a rascal or rogue.
1907 August, Robert W Chambers, “His Own People”, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC, page 14: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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Italian
Etymology
Inherited from Latin latrōnem (accusative form). Doublet of ladro, from the Latin nominative latrō.
Noun
ladrone m (plural ladroni, feminine ladrona)
- thief; robber (especially a highwayman)
Noun
ladrone f
- plural of ladrona
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