Marauder
noun
A person who searches for something to steal or people to attack.
The villagers lived in constant fear of attacks by marauders.
Often appears as...
- fear of marauders
- attacks by marauders
noun
In computing, a person who infiltrates a computer system to tamper with data.
The company's data was compromised by a marauder who bypassed their security.
Often appears as...
- data marauder
- marauder bypassed security
Usage tips
Disapproving
Technical
noun
A person who searches for something to steal or people to attack.
The villagers lived in constant fear of attacks by marauders.
Often appears as...
- fear of marauders
- attacks by marauders
noun
In computing, a person who infiltrates a computer system to tamper with data.
The company's data was compromised by a marauder who bypassed their security.
Often appears as...
- data marauder
- marauder bypassed security
Usage tips
Disapproving
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Marauder has a negative meaning, suggesting harmful intentions, not just stealing.
After the war, marauders looted the abandoned towns.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Context
Marauders are often associated with historical raids and invasions, not just modern crime.
Marauders from the north pillaged coastal villages in the Middle Ages.
Pro Tip 3/3Mobility Implied
Marauders typically move around looking for targets, they do not stay in one place.
Marauders roamed the countryside, causing havoc wherever they went.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Marauder has a negative meaning, suggesting harmful intentions, not just stealing.
After the war, marauders looted the abandoned towns.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Context
Marauders are often associated with historical raids and invasions, not just modern crime.
Marauders from the north pillaged coastal villages in the Middle Ages.
Pro Tip 3/3Mobility Implied
Marauders typically move around looking for targets, they do not stay in one place.
Marauders roamed the countryside, causing havoc wherever they went.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Marauder has a negative meaning, suggesting harmful intentions, not just stealing.
After the war, marauders looted the abandoned towns.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Context
Marauders are often associated with historical raids and invasions, not just modern crime.
Marauders from the north pillaged coastal villages in the Middle Ages.
Pro Tip 3/3Mobility Implied
Marauders typically move around looking for targets, they do not stay in one place.
Marauders roamed the countryside, causing havoc wherever they went.
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Video examples
Living Off the Land PIPE...
michael fears they can become a target in an overpopulated world so he has developed his very own alarm system to warn them of dangerous marauders in search of provisions out here in the rural areas people are going to be spilling out to to take what farmers have i'm not going
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A brief history of...
namen instead of names, and if things stayed the way they were, today we would have eyen instead of eyes. So, why didn't things stay the way they were? In a word, Vikings. In the 8th century, Scandinavian marauders started taking over much of England.
Video examples
Living Off the Land PIPE...
michael fears they can become a target in an overpopulated world so he has developed his very own alarm system to warn them of dangerous marauders in search of provisions out here in the rural areas people are going to be spilling out to to take what farmers have i'm not going
Video examples
A brief history of...
namen instead of names, and if things stayed the way they were, today we would have eyen instead of eyes. So, why didn't things stay the way they were? In a word, Vikings. In the 8th century, Scandinavian marauders started taking over much of England.
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
David Cameron
British Politician
What Churchill described as the twin marauders of war and tyranny have been almost entirely banished from our continent. Today, hundreds of millions dwell in freedom, from the Baltic to the Adriatic, from the Western Approaches to the Aegean.
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Robert Kennedy
American Politician
I can understand the Chinese Wall: it was built as a defense against marauders. But a wall such as that in Berlin, built to prevent people from seeking freedom, is almost beyond comprehension.
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Gurpreet Ghuggi
Indian Actor
From Mahmud Ghazni to Ahmed Shah Abdali, Punjab was hit by marauders so many times that we have learnt to laugh even at death.
Quote examples
David Cameron
British Politician
What Churchill described as the twin marauders of war and tyranny have been almost entirely banished from our continent. Today, hundreds of millions dwell in freedom, from the Baltic to the Adriatic, from the Western Approaches to the Aegean.
Quote examples
Robert Kennedy
American Politician
I can understand the Chinese Wall: it was built as a defense against marauders. But a wall such as that in Berlin, built to prevent people from seeking freedom, is almost beyond comprehension.
Quote examples
Gurpreet Ghuggi
Indian Actor
From Mahmud Ghazni to Ahmed Shah Abdali, Punjab was hit by marauders so many times that we have learnt to laugh even at death.
Example 1 of 3
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