| 单词 | marauder |
| 释义 | marauder (once / 3066 pages) n A marauder is someone who roams around looking for things to steal. You might hear news reports about a marauder breaking into cars in your neighborhood. The word marauder entered English in the 17th century, from the Middle French word maraud, meaning "rascal." Even in modern times, if you’re a marauder you’re certainly a rascal — probably even a criminal. A marauder doesn’t target a victim and plan a crime — instead a marauder is on the move looking for opportunities to rob people or steal things. Marauders often travel in groups, looting whatever they can. WORD FAMILYmarauder: marauders+/maraud: marauded, marauder, marauding, marauds USAGE EXAMPLESThey would later endure the merciless pillaging and wars of Mongol marauders. Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) The surrounding hills and fields aren’t the lair of marauders but a silently regulated and governed paradise. The New Yorker(Dec 02, 2016) He wants to master the shotgun only to pick off wild apocalyptic marauders who may someday come after his stuff. Washington Post(Nov 16, 2016) n someone who attacks in search of booty Syn|Hypo|Hyper piranha, predator, vulture moss-trooper a marauder and plunderer (originally operating in the bogs between England and Scotland) aggressor, assailant, assaulter, attacker someone who attacks |
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