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maraud
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ma·raud  (m-rôd)
v. ma·raud·ed, ma·raud·ing, ma·rauds
v.intr.
To rove and raid in search of plunder.
v.tr.
To raid or pillage for spoils.

[French marauder, from maraud, tomcat, vagabond.]

ma·rauder n.

maraud [məˈrɔːd]
vb
to wander or raid in search of plunder
n
an archaic word for foray
[from French marauder to prowl, from maraud vagabond]
marauder  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.maraudmaraud - a sudden short attack                
air attack, air raid - an attack by armed planes on a surface target
penetration, incursion - an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
swoop - a very rapid raid
Verb1.maraud - raid and rove in search of booty; "marauding rebels overran the countryside"
foray into, raid - enter someone else's territory and take spoils; "The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly"

maraud
verb raid, loot, plunder, ransack, sack, harry, ravage, foray, forage, pillage, despoil, reive (dialect) Mobs marauded around the city.
Translations
maraud [məˈrɔːd] VImerodear
maraud
viplündern; they went marauding about the countrysidesie zogen plündernd durch die Lande
vtplündern
maraud [məˈrɔːd] vidarsi al saccheggio
maraud [məˈrɔːd] vidarsi al saccheggio


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