ma·raud I. \məˈrȯd\verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: French marauder, from maraud vagabond intransitive verb : to roam about and make irregular sudden small-scale attacks, raids, or incursions for or as if for the sake of obtaining loot : rove about and pillage < were told to watch out for marauding bands of Indians > transitive verb : to subject to marauding : raid, pillage — now usually used in passive < a poverty-stricken marauded countryside > II. noun (-s) archaic: the act of marauding