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Definition of Marauder
1. Noun. Someone who attacks in search of booty.
Generic synonyms: Aggressor, Assailant, Assaulter, Attacker
Specialized synonyms: Moss-trooper
Derivative terms: Maraud
Definition of Marauder
1. n. A rover in quest of booty or plunder; a plunderer; one who pillages.
Definition of Marauder
1. Noun. Someone who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder. (e.g. ''a band of marauders'') ¹
2. Noun. A band of outlaws who raid and pillage. ¹
3. Noun. By extension anything which marauds. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Marauder
1. one that marauds [n -S] - See also: marauds
Lexicographical Neighbors of Marauder
Literary usage of Marauder
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Southern History of the War by Edward Alfred Pollard (1865)
"Death of the marauder.—Revelation of his Infamous Designs. —Copy and History of "
the Dahlgren Papers."—A Characteristic Yankee Apotheosis. ..."
2. Sporting Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02751662] (1823)
"marauder, by Two to 1 agst Crab. Won easy. The MAIDEN PLATE of 501. for horses, &c.
of all ages: ... marauder, by Mac- | Woful, 4 yrs old 3 8 Woful ..."
3. Life in Abyssinia: Being Notes Collected During Three Years' Residence and by Mansfield Parkyns (1868)
"... and its occupants—Bedouin merchants—A persevering marauder—Gregarious habits
of the people—Moslem peculiarities of feeding—A Moslem "wake ' —Mode of ..."
4. Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa: Including a Sketch of by David Livingstone (1858)
"An Italian marauder slain.—Elephant's Tenacity of Life.—A Word to young Sportsmen.
... marauder ..."
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