Plunderer

  • 91Robber crab — Robber Rob ber, n. One who robs; in law, one who feloniously takes goods or money from the person of another by violence or by putting him in fear. [1913 Webster] Some roving robber calling to his fellows. Milton. [1913 Webster] Syn: Thief;… …

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  • 92Robber fly — Robber Rob ber, n. One who robs; in law, one who feloniously takes goods or money from the person of another by violence or by putting him in fear. [1913 Webster] Some roving robber calling to his fellows. Milton. [1913 Webster] Syn: Thief;… …

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  • 93Robber gull — Robber Rob ber, n. One who robs; in law, one who feloniously takes goods or money from the person of another by violence or by putting him in fear. [1913 Webster] Some roving robber calling to his fellows. Milton. [1913 Webster] Syn: Thief;… …

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  • 94Shaver — Shav er, n. 1. One who shaves; one whose occupation is to shave. [1913 Webster] 2. One who is close in bargains; a sharper. Swift. [1913 Webster] 3. One who fleeces; a pillager; a plunderer. [1913 Webster] By these shavers the Turks were stripped …

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  • 95Spoiler — Spoil er (spoil [ e]r), n. 1. One who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a despoiler. [1913 Webster] 2. One who corrupts, mars, or renders useless. [1913 Webster] 3. (Aeronautics) A device attached to the wing of an airplane or other… …

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  • 96freebooter — noun Etymology: by folk etymology from Dutch vrijbuiter, from vrijbuit plunder, from vrij free + buit booty Date: 1570 pirate, plunderer • freeboot intransitive verb …

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  • 97oviraptor — noun Etymology: New Latin, from ov + Latin raptor plunderer more at raptor Date: 1927 any of a genus (Oviraptor) of bipedal theropod dinosaurs of the late Cretaceous having a toothless muscular jaw, clawed finger and toes, and a crested skull and …

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  • 98rapparee — noun Etymology: Irish rapaire, ropaire, literally, thruster, stabber, from rop thrust, stab Date: 1690 1. an Irish irregular soldier or bandit 2. vagabond, plunderer …

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  • 99raptor — noun Etymology: New Latin Raptores, former order name, from Latin, plural of raptor plunderer, from rapere Date: 1873 1. bird of prey 2. [New Latin raptor (as in velociraptor)] a usually small to medium sized predatory dinosaur (as a velociraptor …

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  • 100velociraptor — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin veloc , velox + raptor plunderer, predator more at raptor Date: 1990 any of a genus (Velociraptor) of theropod dinosaurs of the Late Cretaceous having a long head with a flat snout and a large sickle shaped… …

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