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单词 marauder
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Definition of marauder in English:

marauder

noun məˈrɔːdəməˈrɔdər
  • A person who marauds; a raider.

    a band of English marauders were surprised and overcome
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This location afforded a natural fortress to protect it from roving marauders and pirates in search of valuable goods.
    • I can hardly think of a worse fate for any society than to be led into the future by the political class of gangsters, marauders, looters, and liars.
    • Ships of our navy have had occasional run-ins with pirates and marauders, but war for us is like the vaguest memory.
    • We need not look for ‘proof’ by poring over the dusty records of the meticulous pillagers, marauders, and savvy tradesmen.
    • If international rugby is to mean anything, trans-nations marauders seeking higher wages really should be stopped.
    Synonyms
    raider, plunderer, pillager, looter, robber, pirate, freebooter, buccaneer, corsair, rover, bandit, brigand, rustler, highwayman, ravager
    Scottish historical cateran, mosstrooper
    archaic reaver, snaphance

Rhymes

awarder, boarder, border, defrauder, hoarder, Korda, order, recorder, sordor, warder

Definition of marauder in US English:

marauder

nounməˈrɔdərməˈrôdər
  • A person who marauds; a raider.

    a band of English marauders were surprised and overcome
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This location afforded a natural fortress to protect it from roving marauders and pirates in search of valuable goods.
    • I can hardly think of a worse fate for any society than to be led into the future by the political class of gangsters, marauders, looters, and liars.
    • If international rugby is to mean anything, trans-nations marauders seeking higher wages really should be stopped.
    • We need not look for ‘proof’ by poring over the dusty records of the meticulous pillagers, marauders, and savvy tradesmen.
    • Ships of our navy have had occasional run-ins with pirates and marauders, but war for us is like the vaguest memory.
    Synonyms
    raider, plunderer, pillager, looter, robber, pirate, freebooter, buccaneer, corsair, rover, bandit, brigand, rustler, highwayman, ravager
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