ladrone

or la·dron

[ luh-drohn ]

/ ləˈdroʊn /

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noun Southwestern U.S.

a thief.

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Origin of ladrone

1550–60; <Spanish ladrón<Latin latrōn- (stem of latrō) mercenary, bandit

Words nearby ladrone

ladle out, lad lit, lad mag, Ladoga, Ladon, ladrone, Ladrone Islands, lad's love, lady, lady apple, Lady Baltimore cake

How to use ladrone in a sentence

When I came to myself I was under my horse, saddle and all, and Ladrone was looking down at me in wonder.
A Daughter of the Middle Border|Hamlin Garland
I will keep Ladrone—I am going to take him home with me—but the remainder of the outfit is yours.
A Daughter of the Middle Border|Hamlin Garland
Ladrone lost the proud arch of his neck and the light lift of his small feet.
A Daughter of the Middle Border|Hamlin Garland
I took a boyish delight in showing that Ladrone would walk a log or leap a ditch at the mere touch of my heel.
A Daughter of the Middle Border|Hamlin Garland

In this action not a single Ladrone vessel was destroyed, and their loss about thirty or forty men.
Great Pirate Stories|Various