despoiler

noun

Definition of despoilernext
1
as in robber

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as in saboteur

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for despoiler
  1. robber
  2. saboteur
  3. marauder
  4. waster
  5. raider
  6. wrecker
  7. looter
  8. destroyer
Noun
  • The film moved the action from Boston to New York and made the title character a wealthy art thief instead of a bank robber.
    — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026
  • When a duo of robbers (Joe Pesci‘s Harry and Daniel Stern‘s Marv) try to break in, Kevin sets a series of traps to deter them.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Definition of robber
Noun
  • But no regime, no spies, no saboteurs have yet matched the damage that America’s own president did tonight.
    — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
  • In 1916, German saboteurs blew up a munitions plant on Black Tom, an island near Jersey City, New Jersey, killing about a dozen people.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Definition of saboteur
Noun
  • This Robin is a grizzled marauder who can’t even remember how many people he’s killed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 June 2026
  • No child, or reader of Robert Louis Stevenson, can deny the allure of pirates, but the marauders are rarely the good guys in the story.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
Definition of marauder
Noun
  • The form asks for the date and time of the watering, along with the waster’s address.
    — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
  • The state Department of Environmental Protection is responding and will assist in the safe disposal of waster materials generated during the cleanup Morrisey said.
    — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 22 Apr. 2026
Definition of waster
Noun
  • The raiders’ prisoners are saved by Titus, a young man on a mysterious quest of his own, but once Bria is freed from captivity, Titus leaves her to fend for herself in the wilderness.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Known as the Danegeld, it was collected to pay Viking raiders to leave England alone.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of raider
Noun
  • However, Lawrence is the type of third-down rush specialist who can be a game-wrecker.
    — Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • After a police wrecker lifted the truck, officers found a further 11 bodies crushed beneath the iron rods.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
Definition of wrecker
Noun
  • If the idea of a Splatoon looter-shooter appeals to you, then Splatoon Raiders should be on your radar.
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • The looter’s story only came to light thanks to Bradley Gordon, an American lawyer based in Cambodia who has spent much of the last 14 years investigating the plunder of Khmer cultural heritage.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
Definition of looter
Noun
  • Unless Washington provides another naval destroyer, he will be forced to choose defense of the United States over Israel, the report claimed, as the Iran war has put a strain on Washington’s military arsenal.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Japan’s investment in a larger AEGIS destroyer reflects a broader shift in its defense policy.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of destroyer
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