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Depredator

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dep·re·date  (dpr-dt)
v. dep·re·dat·ed, dep·re·dat·ing, dep·re·dates
v.tr.
To ransack; plunder.
v.intr.
To engage in plundering.
[Late Latin dpraedr, dpraedt- : Latin d-, de- + Latin praedr, to plunder (from praeda, booty; see ghend- in Indo-European roots).]
depre·dator n.
de·preda·tory (d-prd-tôr, -tr, dpr-d-) adj.
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Such were the palpable advantages of this winter encampment; added to which, it was secure from the prowlings and plunderings of any petty band of roving Blackfeet, the difficulties of retreat rendering it unwise for those crafty depredators to venture an attack unless with an overpowering force.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
The nobles themselves, each fortified within his own castle, and playing the petty sovereign over his own dominions, were the leaders of bands scarce less lawless and oppressive than those of the avowed depredators.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
Of course, all sorts of depredators visited the place from time to time: foxes and gipsies wrought havoc in the night; while in the daytime, I regret to have to confess that visits from the Rugby boys, and consequent disappearances of ancient and respectable fowls were not unfrequent.
Tom Brown's Schooldays by Hughes, Thomas View in context
 
 
 
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