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vandal
[ van-dl ]
noun
- (initial capital letter) a member of a Germanic people who in the 5th century a.d. ravaged Gaul and Spain, settled in Africa, and in a.d. 455 sacked Rome.
- a person who willfully or ignorantly destroys or mars something beautiful or valuable.
adjective
- (initial capital letter) of or relating to the Vandals.
- imbued with or characterized by vandalism.
Vandal
1/ ˈvændəl; vænˈdælɪk /
noun
- a member of a Germanic people that raided Roman provinces in the 3rd and 4th centuries ad before devastating Gaul (406–409), conquering Spain and N Africa, and sacking Rome (455): crushed by Belisarius at Carthage (533)
vandal
2/ ˈvændəl /
noun
- a person who deliberately causes damage or destruction to personal or public property
- ( as modifier )
vandal instincts
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Derived Forms
- Vandalic, adjective
- ˈVandalˌism, noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vandal1
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Origin of vandal1
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Example Sentences
Last month, an apparent pro-life vandal destroyed the abortion clinic in Kalispell, Montana.
Mayor Bloomberg agreed that the “vandal” must be caught and charged with vandalism.
A dangerous vandal threatening the city back into a 1980s-style decline?
Mr. Assange is a dangerous vandal masquerading as a moral crusader.
Congratulations," reads Letterbombing.com in its welcoming headline, "You're about to become an Internet vandal.
The neighbors coming in to see the strange discovery, tore one of the pieces to atoms, in the true Hun and Vandal style.
Signor Vandal, wat, do yo go to de wensh in dit little basket.
A little farder, Signer Vandal, and den may put you head into de window, and cash de wensh.
Nearly all our public buildings were hit, and the places of worship were again a mark for the vandal.
Its pages had been separated by some vandal who probably wanted to sell two autographs instead of one.
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