plunderer

plunderer: plunder ► VERB ▪ enter forcibly and steal goods from, especially during war or civil disorder.

► NOUN 1) the action of plundering. 2) goods obtained by plundering.

DERIVATIVES plunderer noun.

ORIGIN German plündern, 'rob of household goods' , from High German plunder 'household effects' .

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Plunderer — Plun der*er, n. One who plunders or pillages. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plunderer — index burglar, criminal, vandal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Plünderer — Plünderer,der:+Marodeur·Fledderer·Leichenfledderer;auch⇨Dieb,⇨Räuber … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme
Plünderer — sind feige Soldaten. – Simrock, 7947 … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
Plunderer — Superherobox| caption=The Plunderer (bottom right) attacks Daredevil on the cover of Daredevil #14 (vol. 1, Mar. 1966). Art by Gene Colan. comic color=background:#ff8080 character name=Plunderer real name=Parnival Plunder species=… … Wikipedia
plunderer — plunder plun‧der 1 [ˈplʌndə ǁ ər] verb [transitive] to steal large amounts of money or property from somewhere: • When President, he plundered much of his country s wealth. plunderer noun [countable] … Financial and business terms
Plünderer, der — Der Plünderer, des s, plur. ut nom. sing. Personen, Leute, welche plündern … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
plunderer — noun see plunder I … New Collegiate Dictionary
plunderer — See plunderable. * * * … Universalium
plunderer — noun One who plunders or pillages … Wiktionary

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