pillager

noun

Definition of pillagernext
as in robber

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  1. raider
  2. marauder
  3. pirate
Noun
  • There are seven factions to choose from including undead space raiders, killer clowns and cybernetic marauders.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
  • But after her vault is invaded by raiders and her father Hank (Kyle MacLachlan) is kidnapped by Lee Moldaver — also known as the Flame Mother — she’s forced to brave the surface for the first time to find him.
    Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
Definition of raider
Noun
  • 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
  • Finding clean water is challenging, marauders roam the land, and some of the humans who remain have resorted to unthinkable behaviour, like cannibalism.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of marauder
Noun
  • Tickets went on sale Thursday for the illuminated tradition, a 1.5-mile crawl through the park with thousands of twinkling lights creating tunnels, elves, snowflakes, a basketball-tossing Santa, pirate ships and even dinosaurs.
    Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • One young girl stared slack-jawed in shock at Rodrigo while the other crew of kids with her — including a few Care Bears and a pirate — grabbed handfuls of treats from her bowl.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of pirate
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