plunderer

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Noun
  • In at least one instance, the driver was able to fight off a gunman and force the would-be robbers to abandon their plan, prosecutors said.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • On his way back he was beaten by robbers.
    Sarah Moreno Updated April 29, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In 1983, corporate raider Carl Icahn wanted to buy oil giant Phillips 66 but didn’t have the money.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
  • Pumpkin’s lonely holiday ritual is interrupted by the arrival of a savage gang of raiders at her doorstep led by Thalia (Sossamon).
    Brent Lang, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • As this list reveals, English has been a welcoming recipient—though at times also a looter—of many words, commodities, and ideas from India that have transformed daily lives and speech in the Anglophone world.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
  • In some cases, the linear sections are convincing enough, but for the most part, Black Ops 7 feels like a mediocre looter shooter in structure and moment-to-moment gameplay.
    Fran J. Ruiz, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Instead of relying on chemical treatments, try hand-picking pests off vegetable plants, or thwart garden marauders with fruit protection bags, floating row covers, and pest-repelling companion plants.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2026
  • There are 10 others — a bear, dragon, fox, knight, lion, marauder, mustang, red panda, watchman and wolf — that will be narrowed to a final three via a public voting process that ends Friday.
    Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Plunderer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunderer. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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