pillager

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Noun
  • The robber was described as a Hispanic male between 20 and 30 years old, standing 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing 250 pounds, with a beard, black-frame glasses, and dark clothing.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The robber made off with an undisclosed amount of money.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • All that maritime commerce also attracted its fair share of Viking raiders from Scandinavia.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Give me raiders of the lost past, any day, and forgive them their lack of footnotes.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Tim Brinkhof The Past Julius Caesar was once captured by pirates.
    Big Think, Big Think, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The Orlando Boat Show also features a trout pond for young visitors, performances from Twiggy the Waterskiing Squirrel, a pirate magician and mermaid stilt walkers.
    Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Pillager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pillager. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.

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