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maraud

[muh-rawd]

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verb (used without object)

to roam or go around in quest of plunder; make a raid for booty.
Freebooters were marauding all across the territory.
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verb (used with object)

to raid for plunder (often used passively).
At the war's end the country had been marauded by returning bands of soldiers.
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noun

Archaic.��the act of marauding.

maraud

/ ��əˈ��ɔː�� /

verb

to wander or raid in search of plunder

noun

an archaic word for foray

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Other Word Forms

marauder noun
��ˈ��ܻ�� noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of maraud¹

First recorded in 1705–15; from French marauder, derivative of maraud “rogue, vagabond,” Middle French, perhaps identical with dialectal maraud “tomcat,” of expressive origin

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Word History and Origins

Origin of maraud¹

C18: from French marauder to prowl, from maraud vagabond

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Joel, the main antagonist, survived an apocalypse for as long as he did by marauding before he turned to smuggling.

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He was excellent marauding down that left-hand side and caused Spurs no end of trouble.

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Not to mention my feelings about marauding bears.

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“�� he’s talking about is marauding gangs of dangerous violent people who are destroying public property–” Johnson said, before Tapper cut him off.

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But they're so hooked on the idea that migrants are marauding gangsters who are also inexplicably motivated beyond reason to vote, that they aren't thinking clearly on the subject.

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Marathonian marauder

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