Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To rove and raid in search of plunder.
- intransitive verb To raid or pillage for spoils.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To rove in quest of plunder; make an excursion for booty; go about for robbery: used especially of the despoiling action of soldiers in time of war, or of organized bands of robbers or pirates.
- noun Spoliation by marauders.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To rove in quest of plunder; to make an excursion for booty; to plunder.
- noun An excursion for plundering.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb intransitive To move about in roving fashion looking for
plunder . - verb transitive To
raid andpillage . - verb To act
aggressively .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a sudden short attack
- verb raid and rove in search of booty
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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We are a race of land-robbers and sea-robbers we Anglo-Saxons, and small wonder, when we suckle at the breasts of a breed of women such as maraud my poppy field.
The Golden Poppy 2010
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We are a race of land-robbers and sea-robbers we Anglo-Saxons, and small wonder, when we suckle at the breasts of a breed of women such as maraud my poppy field.
The Golden Poppy 1910
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We are a race of land-robbers and sea-robbers, we Anglo-Saxons, and small wonder, when we suckle at the breasts of a breed of women such as maraud my poppy field.
Revolution, and Other Essays Jack London 1896
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Comanche nation was itself keeping the treaty, there were several smaller independent tribes accustomed to make "maraud" upon the frontier settlements, chiefly to steal horses, or whatever chanced in their way.
The Death Shot A Story Retold Mayne Reid 1850
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Billed as "a crime book for the 9th Century," this comic features the brothers Finn and Egil, "hungry men" who maraud across the Nordic landscape with reckless abandon, grabbing hard and fast at wealth wherever they can find it, and perhaps something more intangible.
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Should Dani Alves and Eric Abidal maraud forward the Argentinian would utilise the space down the sides.
Champions League 2011-12: A dream team to beat Barcelona | David Pleat 2011
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Moyes pushed him further forward and encouraged him to break off the ball and maraud into central positions in support of Saha.
Jack Rodwell's attacking intent rouses Everton against Chelsea | David Pleat 2011
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John Terry - 7Clearly enjoys working with David Luiz, with the captain content to sit deep and allow his partner to maraud forward in possession.
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But why, I asked, would soldiers maraud the countryside on a murder-and-kidnapping spree?
The Fall of Mexico 2009
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But why, I asked, would soldiers maraud the countryside on a murder-and-kidnapping spree?
The Fall of Mexico 2009
yarb commented on the word maraud
I produced my Times which was stolen by a marauding nurse.
- Peter Reading, C, 1984
August 2, 2008