marauder en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /məˈɹoːdə/ (Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard)
- /məˈɹɑdɚ/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /məˈɹɔdɚ/ without the cot–caught merger
- /məˈɾɔdəɾ/ (Scotland)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /məˈɾɔːdə/ (Wales)
- /məˈɹɔːdə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From maraud + -er.
Meanings
-
Someone who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder.
a band of marauders
If she keeps the dog up, the garden is invaded night and day by an army of peregrinating feline marauders that scent the booty from afar.
1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
- Any person who or thing which marauds.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| marauders | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (37)
ca basquejador (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) · mk пља́чкаш (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) · ota پلاچقهجی (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) · it predone (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) · be марадзёрка (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) · de Marodeur (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) · ko 략탈자 (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) · de Marodeurin (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) · ga creachadóir (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) · fi rosvo (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) · nl vagebond (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) · lv marodieris (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) · pt predador (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) · bg мароде́р (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) · mk ма́родер (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) · pt salteador (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) · pl maruder (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) · ru мародёрка (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) · fr maraudeuse (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) · es merodeador (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) · ja 略奪者 (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) · uk мароде́рка (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) · be марадзёр (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) · bg мароде́рка (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) · nap mariuolo (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) · cy herwr (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) · fi rosvo (one who or that which marauds) · ko 약탈자 (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) · sv marodör (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) · fi ryöstelijä (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) · cmn 掠奪者 /掠夺者 (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) · ota چاپولجی (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) · uk мароде́р (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) · pl maruderka (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) · cs nájezdník (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) · ru мародёр (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) · fr maraudeur (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder)