maraud
[muh-rawd]
verb (used without object)
to roam or go around in quest of plunder; make a raid for booty: Freebooters were marauding all across the territory.
verb (used with object)
to raid for plunder (often used passively): At the war's end the country had been marauded by returning bands of soldiers.
noun
Archaic. the act of marauding.
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Origin of maraud
1705–15; < French marauder, derivative of maraud rogue, vagabond, Middle French, perhaps identical with dial. maraud tomcat, of expressive orig.
Synonyms for maraud
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Examples from the Web for marauder
Contemporary Examples of marauder
In a live TV interview the prime minister called the demonstrators “çapulcu,” which means “looter” or “marauder” in Turkish.
Historical Examples of marauder
Did it have a victim in its jaws or had some marauder stolen it?
Darry the Life SaverFrank V. Webster
No marauder appeared, yet in the morning he found that a new section had been visited.
Followers of the TrailZoe Meyer
Thou comest with stealthy tread, like the midnight marauder.
Erling the BoldR.M. Ballantyne
For two or three mornings after that the milk was not visited by the marauder.
The Biography of a Prairie GirlEleanor Gates
Their wings cuffed the marauder's head in a fashion that confused him.
The Watchers of the TrailsCharles G. D. Roberts
maraud
verb
noun
Word Origin for maraud
C18: from French marauder to prowl, from maraud vagabond
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