marauding
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verb (used without object)
1.
to roam or go around in quest of plunder; make a raid for booty: Freebooters were marauding all across the territory.
verb (used with object)
2.
to raid for plunder (often used passively): At the war's end the country had been marauded by returning bands of soldiers.
noun
3.
Archaic. the act of marauding.
Origin:
1705–15; < French marauder, derivative of maraud rogue, vagabond, Middle French, perhaps identical with dial. maraud tomcat, of expressive orig.
1705–15; < French marauder, derivative of maraud rogue, vagabond, Middle French, perhaps identical with dial. maraud tomcat, of expressive orig.
Related forms
ma·raud·er, noun
Synonyms
1, 2. invade, attack; ravage, harry.
1, 2. invade, attack; ravage, harry.
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World English Dictionary
maraud (məˈrɔːd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to wander or raid in search of plunder |
| —n | |
| 2. | an archaic word for foray |
| [C18: from French marauder to prowl, from maraud vagabond] | |
| ma'rauder | |
| —n | |
| marauding (məˈrɔːdɪŋ) | |
| —adj | |
| wandering or raiding in search of plunder or victims | |
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Word Origin & History
maraud
1690s, from Fr. marauder, from M.Fr. maraud "rascal," probably from Fr. dial. maraud "tomcat," echoic of its cry. A word popularized during the Thirty Years War (cf. Sp. merodear, Ger. marodiren "to maraud," marodebruder "straggler, deserter") by punning association with Count Mérode, imperialist
general. Related: Marauder; marauding.
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Example sentences
It is supposed that the party was intended for a marauding excursion.
But they do listen to the night, and wait for marauding males to come closer.
For years, architects have gone to great lengths to protect their buildings from marauding skaters.
They took refuge from marauding armies within the walls of the towns.
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