rapinern.
/ˈrapʌɪnə/, /ˈrapɪnə/, U.S. /ˈræpənər/, /ˈræˌpaɪnər/, /ˈreɪˌpaɪnər/ rare.
A person who commits rapine.
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > spoiler or plunderer > [noun]
riflera1350
ravenerc1384
pillerc1385
preyerc1390
raptora1398
peelera1425
despoiler1467
spulyierc1475
pillardc1485
ruggerc1485
pollera1513
booty-fellow1530
spoiler1535
caterpillar1541
kitea1556
ransacker?1576
predator1581
lurdan1589
worm1591
scraper1598
pillager?1611
ravager1611
bird of preya1616
depredator1626
plunderer1639
expilator1658
shark1713
depredationist1828
spoliator1831
rapiner1843
ravisher1851
1843 E. Bulwer-Lytton Last of Barons II. iv. v. 62 Are not the King's officers and purveyors licensed spoilers and rapiners?
1897 M. Holley Samantha among Brethren xxiv. 189 If more men wuz like Deacon Garven the pages of the daily papers would fairly suffer for rapiners, embezzlers, wife-whippers, etc.
1989 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 23 Aug. 7 Thinking historians always will wonder how Vikings managed to be such infamous pillagers and rapiners on a diet of their scrumptious light pastries.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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