Definition of plunder
(Entry 1 of 2)
2
: to make extensive use of as if by plundering : use or use up wrongfully
plunder the land
: to commit robbery or looting
plunder
nounDefinition of plunder (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: an act of plundering : pillaging
2
: something taken by force, theft, or fraud : loot
3
chiefly dialectal
: personal or household effects
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The first known use of plunder was in 1632
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