bandit!

(words are to connotations what people are to definitions)

a thesaurus game: the six degrees of synonyms

(1) bandit: a desperado, or
(2) delinquent: a derelict, or
(3) vagabond: a nomad, or
(4) wanderer: a risk taker, or
(5) adventurer: a brave person, or
(6) hero