ransack
verb (used with object)
to search thoroughly or vigorously through (a house, receptacle, etc.).
ransacker
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a word derived from
ransack.
Example Sentences
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He recalled making a minor arrest that drew the attention of passersby, who asked if it was "the ransacker."
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2018
In this century of the rested ransacker, seven horses have won the Belmont after racing the Derby but taking Preakness day off to rest their 21st-century bones.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 3, 2015
From this ferocious ransacker of entrails we expect nothing of the kind.
From The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
