DESPOILERS Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

despoilers

noun

plural of despoiler

as in robbers

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Noun

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
The movie was then changed to make Gruber's crew robbers masquerading as terrorists, a key plot point.

— Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of robbers

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 saboteurs

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 raiders

Noun

But the island was also a haven for outcasts and pirates and merchants, from across Europe and the Levant and beyond, who came to the Caribbean to seek their fortunes or to help grow the fortunes of others.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
The voyage started with 350 captives; almost all died or were kidnapped a second time by pirates.

— USA Today, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of pirates

Noun

The president, without providing any clear new evidence, continued to claim Saturday that the majority of the damage to the pool was caused by vandals.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026
The president, without providing any clear new evidence, continued to allege on Saturday that the majority of the damage to the pool was caused by vandals.

— Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of vandals

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