plunderers

noun

plural of plunderer
as in robbers

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  1. robbers
  2. raiders
  3. pirates
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
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  • 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
  • The hijacking is the latest in a series of attacks attributed to Somali pirates, whose activities have resurfaced in the Gulf of Aden and the western Indian Ocean after years of relative inactivity.
    — Omar Faruk, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • But then a banquet meal goes horribly awry, and pirates sink the ship.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026
Definition of pirates
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