noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌwʌnɑːmd ˈbændɪt/
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General-American:/ˌwʌnɑɹmd ˈbændɪt/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A gaming machine having a long arm-like handle at one side that a player pulls down to make reels spin; the player wins money or tokens when certain combinations of symbols line up on these reels.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: gambling, games
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Synonym of penny-in-the-slot machine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: penny-in-the-slot machine
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 3
a slot machine that is used for gambling
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
they spend hours and hours just playing the slots
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: slot
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: slot machine, coin machine
Narrower terms: fruit machine
History
Etymology
From one-armed (“having only one arm”) + bandit (“one who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group; one who cheats others”), referring to the fact that the machine is operated by a single handle, and “steals” money from losing players.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
老虎機 /老虎机
(lǎohǔjī)
— gaming machine having a long arm-like handle at one side that a player pulls down to make reels spin
Danish:
enarmet tyveknægt
— gaming machine having a long arm-like handle at one side that a player pulls down to make reels spin
Dutch:
eenarmige bandiet
— gaming machine having a long arm-like handle at one side that a player pulls down to make reels spin
Estonian:
ühekäeline bandiit
— gaming machine having a long arm-like handle at one side that a player pulls down to make reels spin
Finnish:
yksikätinen rosvo
— gaming machine having a long arm-like handle at one side that a player pulls down to make reels spin
French:
bandit manchot
— gaming machine having a long arm-like handle at one side that a player pulls down to make reels spin
German:
einarmiger Bandit
— gaming machine having a long arm-like handle at one side that a player pulls down to make reels spin
Hungarian:
félkarú rabló
— gaming machine having a long arm-like handle at one side that a player pulls down to make reels spin
Polish:
jednoręki bandyta
— gaming machine having a long arm-like handle at one side that a player pulls down to make reels spin
Russian:
однору́кий банди́т
(odnorúkij bandít)
— gaming machine having a long arm-like handle at one side that a player pulls down to make reels spin
Swedish:
enarmad bandit
— gaming machine having a long arm-like handle at one side that a player pulls down to make reels spin
