marauder

Variant of maraud

maraud definition

ma·raud (mə rôd′)

intransitive verb

to rove in search of plunder; make raids

Etymology: Fr marauder < maraud, vagabond, prob. special use of dial. Fr maraud, tomcat, echoic of cry

transitive verb

to raid; plunder; pillage

noun

Archaic the act of marauding

Related Forms:

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