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- noun Plural form of
plunderer .
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Examples
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Italy; yet by their gray eyes and the largeness of their stature, they were conjectured to be some of the German races dwelling by the northern sea; besides that, the Germans call plunderers
The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Plutarch 2003
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This reinforcement recalled the plunderers to their duty, and the Tatars were driven back to the Khan's palace, whence, after an hour's defence, they were forced to retreat.
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This reinforcement recalled the plunderers to their duty, and the
A Book of Golden Deeds Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862
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They have been called plunderers, robbers and marauders; yet, no matter how unwilling we may be to admit it, the positive fact remains, that THEY STOLE BUT FEW VALUABLES; THAT THEY DESTROYED,
Ridgeway An Historical Romance of the Fenian Invasion of Canada Scian Dubh 1855
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The "plunderers," if such they may be called, were not the fiery South Carolinians who, under Kershaw, had so fearlessly and fiercely stormed and carried the Union breastworks at dawn.
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Shasu, "plunderers," their king or chief Hyk, and hence the name of those invaders who conquered the native kings and established
Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897
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They had at their disposal a large body of "plunderers," or Beduin from the eastern desert, and Rib-Hadad accuses them of forming secret alliances with the kings of Babylonia, of Mitanni and of the Hittites.
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( 'plunderers'), the government ( 'totalitarian') or individual politicians ( 'liars').
Hot Air » Top Picks Allahpundit 2010
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TJ and Gallatin hated the navy and wanted to put it in storage (and TJ even joking that it would be destroyed by their "plunderers"]
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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Not every large corporation is irresponsible, of course, but plunderers that get away with it gain a competitive advantage over the more responsible, and thereby lead a race to the bottom.
Robert Reich: Halliburton and the Upcoming Election Robert Reich 2010
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