privateers

noun

plural of privateer
as in marauders

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  1. raiders
  2. robbers
  3. pirates
  4. buccaneers
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
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  • Set in 1935, amidst the Great Depression, Season 2 revolves around the bloody massacre of the Bradley Gang, a group of bank robbers who stop in Derry to buy ammo and end up facing unimaginable horror.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Several other law enforcement vehicles then pulled up with their lights and sirens activated, and the would-be robbers ran off.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of robbers
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  • Internally at the studios, copyright divisions spend their energy targeting larger criminal operations enabling these digital pirates — the hives sharing and disseminating premium content.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Eight pirates, believed to be members of a group previously involved in the hijacking of the M/V Sward on April 26, took the vessel toward the coast near Garmaal in Puntland’s Dangoroyo district.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of pirates
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  • The conference curated a world of coming wonders for several hundred C-suite buccaneers who had paid up to fifty thousand dollars apiece to update their mental models and investment portfolios.
    — Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Definition of buccaneers
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