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单词 ravener
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Definition of ravener in English:

ravener

noun ˈrav(ə)nəˈrav(ə)nə
rare
  • 1A person who takes goods by force; a robber, a plunderer, a despoiler.

  • 2A ravenous person or animal; a voracious eater, a devourer; a glutton.

  • 3A person or thing that hungers after (or †for) something. archaic in later use.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in The Wycliffite Bible (early version). Either from ravin + -er, or from raven (although this is first attested later) + -er.

 
 

Definition of ravener in US English:

ravener

noun
rare
  • 1A person who takes goods by force; a robber, a plunderer, a despoiler.

  • 2A ravenous person or animal; a voracious eater, a devourer; a glutton.

  • 3A person or thing that hungers after (or †for) something. archaic in later use.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in The Wycliffite Bible (early version). Either from ravin + -er, or from raven (although this is first attested later) + -er.

 
 
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