pillager

noun

Definition of pillagernext
as in robber

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  1. raider
  2. marauder
  3. pirate
Noun
  • One of the militias has a powerful saw that can cut through concrete, enabling them to sneak behind Judicial’s raiders.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
  • In Charleston, Loyalists were desperate for skilled horsemen who could work as scouts and raiders, plundering Patriot homes for supplies.
    Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of raider
Noun
  • The sheltering animals become a makeshift community of helpmates, but marauders onshore, and in the air, abound.
    Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2024
  • In the story, that turmoil included tsarist marauders that disturbed, or pogrommed, Jews.
    Dave Gordon, Sun Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2024
Definition of marauder
Noun
  • In the finale, the kids are able to contact the New Republic to warn them about the pirates, and permanently drop the barrier around the planet, revealing the existence of At Attin for the first time to the rest of the galaxy.
    Adam B. Vary, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The port quickly became successful, attracting pirates, including the infamous Blackbeard, who used the island’s geography to launch surprise attacks on passing ships.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of pirate
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