| 单词 | plunderer |
| 释义 | plunderer (once / 7133 pages) n WORD FAMILY plunderer: plunderers+/plunder: plundered, plunderer, plundering, plunders/plundering: plunderings USAGE EXAMPLESAnd, plunderers looted the burial site in antiquity, possibly within a few hundred years of its royal inhabitant’s death. Washington Post(Dec 06, 2016) “Mercy for the lost. Vengeance for the plunderers.” The Guardian(Nov 14, 2016) They say Marcos was a tyrant and a plunderer who is undeserving of the honor. Washington Times(Aug 22, 2016) n someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper despoiler, freebooter, looter, pillager, raider, spoiler Khayr ad-Din Barbary pirate (died in 1546) Jean LaffiteFrench pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826) Sir Henry Morgana Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English (1635-1688) Bartholomew Robertsa Welsh pirate credited with having taken more than 400 ships (1682-1722) Edward Thatchan English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718) buccaneer, pirate, sea robber, sea rover someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation Barbary pirate, corsaira pirate along the Barbary Coast sea kinga Viking pirate chief stealer, thief a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it |
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