Plunderer

plun·der  (plndr)

v. plun·dered, plun·der·ing, plun·ders

v.tr.

1. To rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; pillage: plunder a village.

2. To seize wrongfully or by force; steal: plundered the supplies.

v.intr.

To take booty; rob.

n.

1. The act or practice of plundering.

2. Property stolen by fraud or force; booty.

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[German plündern, from Middle High German plundern, from Middle Low German plunder, household goods.]

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plunder·a·ble adj.

plunder·er n.

plunder·ous adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

plunderer - someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) despoiler, freebooter, looter, pillager, raider, spoiler war, warfare - the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war" buccaneer, sea robber, sea rover, pirate - someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation stealer, thief - a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it