ravagers

noun

Definition of ravagersnext
plural of ravager
1
as in desecrators

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2
as in predators

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  1. predators
  2. robbers
  3. invaders
Noun
  • To Catch a Predator was a popular television show designed to hunt down child predators and lure them to a film set, where they would be interviewed and eventually arrested.
    Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
  • One theory holds that since shells frequently prevent tortoises from being eaten by predators, shelled species tend to live longer, and over time that may have helped to produce evolutionary pressures to age more slowly.
    Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of predators
Noun
  • One of the robbers was wearing a metal bracelet around his right wrist and had a dark tattoo of a rose on his left wrist.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • But when a gang of armed robbers led by his old friend (Myles Bullock) storm into the bank, Vince volunteers to serve as negotiator — for a price, of course.
    EW Staff, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of robbers
Noun
  • By framing Muslims as enemies and refugees as invaders, Hegseth seeks to further divide Americans along lines of religious belief—and gleefully embraces the idea of destructive religious conflict.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • López told our group of nine how the ancient Romans had used the tunnels as escape routes from invaders, then grabbed a few of the mysterious bottles, wiped off the condensation, and led us out into the sunlight to taste them.
    Megan Lloyd, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of invaders
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