ladrone

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ladrone

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Borrowed from Spanish ladrón, from Latin latrōnem, accusative singular of latrō. Doublet of latron.

noun ladrones · ladron

A robber; a pirate; a rascal or rogue. 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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@misc{ladrone_2026,
  title = {ladrone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ladrone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}