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noun

marauder

muh-RAW-duh
noun
1
A person who roams an area raiding and looting.
"Marauders picked through the abandoned town after the army withdrew."

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In plain EnglishSomeone who raids or pillages, typically moving from place to place.

Word Forms

marauders plural

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_____ picked through the abandoned town after the army withdrew.

Etymology

From "maraud" plus the agent suffix "-er"; maraud itself traces back through French to a word for roaming in search of plunder.

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