Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who reaves or robs; a plundering forager; a robber.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Archaic One who reaves.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who
reaves .
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Examples
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In the world of my Jaz Parks books, a reaver is a low-level demon designed to instigate wars.
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But the slasher himself, the splatterer, the reaver of life, swinging out of the darkness with his death claw cocked, is as old as the hills (which have eyes, as we know).
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But the slasher himself, the splatterer, the reaver of life, swinging out of the darkness with his death claw cocked, is as old as the hills (which have eyes, as we know).
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But the slasher himself, the splatterer, the reaver of life, swinging out of the darkness with his death claw cocked, is as old as the hills (which have eyes, as we know).
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But the slasher himself, the splatterer, the reaver of life, swinging out of the darkness with his death claw cocked, is as old as the hills (which have eyes, as we know).
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And his record spoke for itself – aside from the odd fray, no reaver ever bothered those who rode with Farien, whereas other parties were not so fortunate.
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Now bask in the further exploits of Conan … mercenary, reaver, nomad, thief, ladies man extraordinaire!
Archive 2010-03-01 Cromsblood 2010
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Now bask in the further exploits of Conan … mercenary, reaver, nomad, thief, ladies man extraordinaire!
Gremai! Cromsblood 2010
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But the slasher himself, the splatterer, the reaver of life, swinging out of the darkness with his death claw cocked, is as old as the hills (which have eyes, as we know).
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Hither came Conan, the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandalled feet.
hernesheir commented on the word reaver
(n): (Archaic) one who reaves. A despoiler, a plunderer.
January 8, 2009