beltway bandit

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Definition of beltway bandit in English English dictionary

A consulting or research company that performs mostly work for US government departments or agencies

He worked for a beltway bandit firm, doing engineering work. He computed trajectories on missiles... that kind of thing.

An employee of such a firm, especially a former employee of the firm's clients

Related Terms

Beltway bandits

plural form of Beltway bandit

Hyphenation

belt·way ban·dit

Turkish pronunciation

beltwey bändıt

Pronunciation

/ˈbeltˌwā ˈbandət/ /ˈbɛltˌweɪ ˈbændət/