plunder English
Verb
( en verb)
To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack.
- ''The mercenaries plundered the small town.
- The shopkeeper was plundered of his possessions by the burglar.
To take (goods) by pillage.
- The mercenaries plundered all the goods they found.
To take by force or wrongfully; to commit robbery or looting, to raid.
- ''"Now to plunder , mateys!" screamed a buccaneer, to cries of "Arrgh!" and "Aye!" all around.
To make extensive (over)use of, as if by plundering; to use or use up wrongfully.
- ''The miners plundered the jungle for its diamonds till it became a muddy waste.
* 2014 , , " Southampton hammer eight past hapless Sunderland in barmy encounter ", The Guardian , 18 October 2014:
- The Serb teed up Steve Davis, who crossed low for Graziano Pellè to plunder his fifth league goal of the campaign.
Derived terms
* plunderable
* plunderage
* plunderer
* plunderous
Noun
( -)
An instance of plundering
The loot attained by plundering
- ''The Hessian kept his choicest plunder in a sack that never left his person, for fear that his comrades would steal it.
(slang, dated) baggage; luggage
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bandit English
Noun
( en noun)
one who robs others
an outlaw
one who cheats others
(military) An enemy aircraft.
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