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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ma•raud /məˈrɔd/USA pronunciation v. - to carry out raids: [no object]Vikings marauding along the coasts of England.[~ + object]They marauded villages along the coast.
ma•raud•er, n. [countable]ma•raud•ing, adj. [before a noun]marauding pirates. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ma•raud (mə rôd′),USA pronunciation v.i. - to roam or go around in quest of plunder;
make a raid for booty:Freebooters were marauding all across the territory.
v.t. - to raid for plunder (often used passively):At the war's end the country had been marauded by returning bands of soldiers.
n. - [Archaic.]the act of marauding.
- French marauder, derivative of maraud rogue, vagabond, Middle French, perh. identical with dialect, dialectal maraud tomcat, of expressive origin, originally
- 1705–15
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged invade, attack; ravage, harry.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: maraud /məˈrɔːd/ vb - to wander or raid in search of plunder
Etymology: 18th Century: from French marauder to prowl, from maraud vagabondmaˈrauder n |