plunderverb
uk/ˈplʌn.dər/us/ˈplʌn.dɚ/[ I or T ] to steal goods violently from a place, especially during a war:
After the president fled the country, the palace was plundered by soldiers.
Tragically, the graves were plundered and the contents scattered.
[ T ] to steal or remove something precious from something, in a way that does not consider moral laws or is more severe than it need be:
Someone has been plundering funds from the company.
The future of our planet is in danger if we continue to plunder its resources as we do.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Stealing
- abscond
- aggravated burglary
- appropriate
- armed robbery
- break in/break into sth
- duff
- larceny
- liberate
- light-fingered
- loot
- looting
- mug
- relieve
- rob
- robbery
- run off with sth
- scrump
- shoplifting
- sting
- whip
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plunderer
noun [ C ] uk/ˈplʌn.dər.ər/us/ˈplʌn.dɚ.ɚ/
plundernoun [ U ]
uk/ˈplʌn.dər/us/ˈplʌn.dɚ/an occasion when goods are stolen from a place, especially violently or during a war, or these stolen goods:
Residents in the villages under attack have been unable to protect their homes from plunder.
The thieves hid their plunder in the woodshed.
a situation in which something is taken in a way that is not morally right or is too extreme:
We need to put a stop to the plunder of the rain forest.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Stealing
- abscond
- aggravated burglary
- appropriate
- armed robbery
- break in/break into sth
- duff
- larceny
- liberate
- light-fingered
- loot
- looting
- mug
- relieve
- rob
- robbery
- run off with sth
- scrump
- shoplifting
- sting
- whip
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Taking things away from someone or somewhere