plunderer
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7.2
- noun
- /ˈplʌndərər/
:
saqueador
- The soldiers were tasked with protecting the town from plunderers who raided during the civil unrest.
Examples
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He discovered that "Sherman's force of invading plunderers had swept over the beautiful valley and green hills of my native land and left utter ruin and devastation."
Academic text (2008) -
The Muslims regarded the crusaders as brutish plunderers.
Academic text (2011) -
For his collecting activities, the farmer is described as a looter, a plunderer.
Academic text (1995) -
To them, a fertile woman and two healthy children are as gold will be to plunderers of later ages.
Fiction book (1993) -
"As military governor of New Orleans in 1862, Butler earned a reputation as a corrupt plunderer.
Blog text (10) -
Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property.
Blog text (12) -
I was inclined to regard this injury as the result of attempts by plunderers to hastily remove the wrappings from the mummy.
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During the conflict, a group of plunderers invaded the village, stealing food and supplies.
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In history, many plunderers took advantage of war to amass wealth through theft and violence.
Synonyms
754
1.0
A person who takes someone else's things without permission
186
1.0
A person who steals from others by using or threatening to hurt them
108
4.6
A person who steals from people or places, often using a weapon
43
5.3
A person who steals things from shops and homes during riots or disasters
29
5.1
A person who enters a place to steal things by force
16
8.8
A person who attacks places to steal things
7
9.8
A person with a weapon who steals from travelers in remote areas
4
4.6
A person who takes things that belong to others without permission
2
7.6
A person who secretly steals things without using force
1
9.5
A person who attacks a town or city and steals things
1
9.2
A person who steals things
1
8.1
A person who steals things from places like shops, often during war
1
9.9
A person who steals goods during war, often from villages or ships
1
7.3
A person who steals small things without using force
1
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 steals things from towns during war
A person who takes goods by force from people during war
A person who illegally takes other people's things
A person who steals things secretly
Antonyms
How Violent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Plunderer comes from an old German word plundern, which meant 'to take goods by force'. So a plunderer is someone who steals a place's plunder or loot, especially during war or chaos.