ravagers

noun

plural of ravager
1
as in saboteurs

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as in predators

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  1. saboteurs
  2. predators
  3. wasters
  4. robbers
  5. invaders
  6. raiders
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
  • This shark incident comes as numerous sharks have been spotted close to the Maine coastline, as the apex predators hunt for seals.
    — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Statum has heard horror-stories about predators lurking on Instagram or Snapchat.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of predators
Noun
  • Include categories for deep work, admin tasks, communication, and time wasters.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Definition of wasters
Noun
  • Police said the robbers were wearing dark clothing and masks.
    — Dylan Olsen, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Back in the ’90s, one year after making her film debut in Cadillac Man, Petty skyrocketed to fame after starring alongside Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze in the action film about surfers who moonlight as bank robbers.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of robbers
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  • In instances where these agents are acting on behalf of security professionals, rather than malicious invaders, this is actually troublesome as agents are now escaping the bounds of their constraints and potentially causing more harm than good.
    — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • So what better place to fight off alien invaders in a battle that would go on to define the following decade’s worth of blockbusters?
    — EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of invaders
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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