maraud

[ muh-rawd ]

/ məˈrɔd /

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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.

Nearby words

marathon, marathon group, marathon, battle of, marathoner, marathonian, maraud, marauder, marauding, maravedi, marañon's sign, marañón

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

1, 2 invade, attack; ravage, harry.

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Related formsma·raud·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for marauder

In a live TV interview the prime minister called the demonstrators “çapulcu,” which means “looter” or “marauder” in Turkish.
Smiling Under a Cloud of Tear Gas: Elif Shafak on Istanbul’s Streets|Elif Shafak|June 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They place their reliance upon artless devices which never yet were known to stay the marauder's hand.
Americans and Others|Agnes Repplier
The dashing swiftness of the assault had apparently had the effect of depriving the marauder of his entire stock of breath.
Indiscretions of Archie|P. G. Wodehouse
He thought he had hung the meat out of reach of every marauder; but Mr. Wolf did not think so.
The Trail Boys on the Plains|Jay Winthrop Allen

Often the talk was disturbed by shriek of shell or bomb of midnight Zeppelin marauder.
The War After the War|Isaac Frederick Marcosson
Calling the marauder to heel, he mounted and rode on toward the Tower of Victory.
Far to Seek|Maud Diver

British Dictionary definitions for marauder

maraud

/ (məˈrɔːd) /

verb

to wander or raid in search of plunder

noun

an archaic word for foray

Derived Formsmarauder, noun

Word Origin for maraud

C18: from French marauder to prowl, from maraud vagabond

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Word Origin and History for marauder (1 of 2)

marauder

1690s, agent noun from maraud (v.).

Word Origin and History for marauder (1 of 2)

maraud

1690s, from French marauder (17c.), from Middle French maraud "rascal" (15c.), of unknown origin, perhaps from French dialectal maraud "tomcat," echoic of its cry. A word popularized in several languages during the Thirty Years War (cf. Spanish merodear, German marodiren "to maraud," marodebruder "straggler, deserter") by punning association with Count Mérode, imperialist general. Related: Marauded; marauding.

maraud

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