marauder

noun

ma·​raud·​er mə-ˈrȯ-dər 

plural marauders

: one who roams from place to place making attacks and raids in search of plunder : one that marauds

Residents … are literally up in arms over seven robberies by hooded, armed men who have broken into homes to terrorize and plunder. Politicos and a legion of border lawmen are clamoring to stop the marauders.

—Jill Mastrull

'You neglect your duties as a father,' she complained. 'What if a Norman marauder had come in the night and snatched me away? … '

—Tom Harper

In 1653, another Hollander, Peter Stuyvesant, built a river-to-river wooden wall to ward off marauders.

—Abby Rand

The brushtail possum is a relentless marauder that invaded New Zealand from Australia. Listed among the world's 100 most-invasive species, it is one of New Zealand's worst pests.

—John Pickrell

Examples of marauder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And aren’t these very convincing names for marauder warriors raiding and ravaging at the end of the world? —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 May 2024

As seen in video obtained by ABC 7 on Tuesday, three masked marauders jumped the unidentified driver in the parking lot of a New Jersey grocery store, attempting to yank him out of his seat. —Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2024

Just as fortresses were built to ward off the marauders, explorers such as Hernán Cortés launched expeditions from Cuba for the conquest of new lands and new treasures. —Jon Lee Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021

The Ohio White Caps were described as bands of marauders and outlaws. —Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 15 May 2024

With marauders assaulting the police and people dying at the Capitol, Gen. William J. Walker, then the commander of the D.C. Guard, turned to colleagues and openly contemplated defying his chain of command and sending his troops immediately to help the overrun Capitol Police restore order. —Luke Broadwater, New York Times, 7 May 2024

If zoomers are delicate snowflakes, alphas are the opposite — a horde of marauders chasing Drunk Elephant beauty products. —Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024

Jedi trapped behind enemy lines, including Avar Kriss, must fight to help the worlds being pillaged by the Nihil while staying one step ahead of the marauders and their Nameless terrors. —EW.com, 2 Nov. 2023

This attack may have been more than an incursion by marauders looking for food or goods. —Andrew Lawler, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2010

Word History

First Known Use

1698, in the meaning defined above