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plunderer

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

One who plunders or pillages.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pillager, looter, spoiler, despoiler, raider, freebooter

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: thief, stealer

Narrower terms: pirate, buccaneer, sea robber, sea rover

History

Etymology

From plunder + -er.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: грабител (grabitel) — one who plunders
  • Czech: plenitel — one who plunders
  • French: pillard — one who plunders
  • Hindi: लुटेरा (luṭerā) — one who plunders
  • Hungarian: fosztogató — one who plunders
  • Irish: argthóir — one who plunders
  • Irish: bradach — one who plunders
  • Irish: creachadóir — one who plunders
  • Irish: díbheargach — one who plunders
  • Irish: foghlaí — one who plunders
  • Irish: scriostóir — one who plunders
  • Irish: sladaí — one who plunders
  • Irish: sladaire — one who plunders
  • Latin: expīlātor — one who plunders
  • Latin: praedātor — one who plunders
  • Latin: raptor — one who plunders
  • Māori: kaipāhua — one who plunders
  • Māori: kaipāhuahua — one who plunders
  • Slovak: plieniteľ — one who plunders
  • Spanish: saqueador — one who plunders
  • Swahili: mporaji — one who plunders
  • Ottoman Turkish: چاپولجی (çapulcu) — one who plunders
  • Ottoman Turkish: پلاچقهجی (plaçkacı) — one who plunders