sackman
- noun
- /ˈsækˌmæn/
- Archaic
:
saqueador
- After the battle, the sackman gathered valuables from the abandoned homes.
Examples
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The sackman raided the village at dawn.
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Villagers fled in fear when they heard a sackman was approaching with his men.
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The invading army sent a notorious sackman to lead the assault on the city.
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During the war, the sackmen devastated many towns.
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The invading army sent a notorious sackman to lead the assault on the city.
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After the battle, the sackman gathered valuables from the abandoned homes.
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Villagers fled in fear when they heard a sackman was approaching with his men.
Synonyms
108
4.6
A person who steals from people or places, often using a weapon
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5.1
A person who enters a place to steal things by force
16
8.8
A person who attacks places to steal things
1
9.5
A person who attacks a town or city and steals things
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7.2
A person who steals things by force from places like shops or homes during war
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8.1
A person who steals things from places like shops, often during war
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9.9
A person who steals valuable things by force, often during war
1
9.9
A person who raids and steals from farms and homes in old times
A person who takes goods by force from people during war
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word sackman also comes from sack + man, where sack means 'a large bag' and also gave the verb 'to sack' which means 'to plunder'. So a sackman could be a raider who takes goods from towns, which is why the word means a person who plunders during war.