marauder
noun
- person engaged in banditry or related activity in times of war
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /məˈɹɔːdə(ɹ)/ / /məˈɹɔdɚ/ / /məˈɹɑdɚ/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English maraud Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English marauder From maraud + -er.
- Someone who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder.
“a band of marauders”
“If she keeps the dog up, the garden is invaded night and day by an army of peregrinating feline marauders that scent the booty from afar.”
- Any person who or thing which marauds.