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verb (used with object)
1.
to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc.: to plunder a town.
2.
to rob, despoil, or fleece: to plunder the public treasury.
3.
to take wrongfully, as by pillage, robbery, or fraud: to plunder a piece of property.
verb (used without object)
4.
to take plunder; pillage.
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Plunderer
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noun
5.
plundering, pillage, or spoliation.
6.
that which is taken in plundering; loot.
7.
anything taken by robbery, theft, or fraud.
Origin:
1620–30; < Dutch plunderen
1620–30; < Dutch plunderen
Related forms
plun·der·a·ble, adjective
plun·der·er, noun
plun·der·ing·ly, adverb
plun·der·ous, adjective
un·plun·dered, adjective
EXPANDSynonyms
1. rape, ravage, sack, devastate. 5. rapine, robbery. 6. booty, spoils.
1. rape, ravage, sack, devastate. 5. rapine, robbery. 6. booty, spoils.
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