pillager

noun

Definition of pillagernext
as in robber

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  1. raider
  2. marauder
  3. pirate
Noun
  • While raiders still rampaged, the Tonkawa more than doubled the number of the city's defenders.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Nov. 2024
  • More than 800 years ago, raiders threw a dead body into a well outside a Norwegian castle.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of raider
Noun
  • In the story, that turmoil included tsarist marauders that disturbed, or pogrommed, Jews.
    Dave Gordon, Sun Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2024
  • As was the case in the Middle Ages, unemployed former mercenaries often turn into marauders, preying on the weak to survive and wreaking havoc on ordinary citizens.
    Allison Stanger, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
Definition of marauder
Noun
  • This small doohickey works with Amazon Key In-Garage Delivery, an exclusive Prime member benefit that protects your packages from porch pirates and increment weather.
    Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Zoom out: Also beware of virtual porch pirates, as one in five delivery package scam attempts starts via text message or messaging apps like WhatsApp or iMessage.
    Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of pirate
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