plunderer
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plun·der
(plŭn′dər)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.
[German plündern, from Middle High German plundern, from Middle Low German plunder, household goods.]
plun′der·a·ble adj.
plun′der·er n.
plun′der·ous adj.
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Noun | 1. | plunderer - someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) 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 |
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Translations
سالِب، ناهِب، لِص
plenitel
røver
ræningi
kto drancuje/plieni
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plunder
(ˈplandə) verb to rob or steal from (a place). The soldiers plundered and looted (the city).
noun the things stolen. They ran off with their plunder.
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