maraud

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: forayraid

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a sudden short attackSynonyms: forayraid

Verb (1)

  1. raid and rove in search of booty“marauding rebels overran the countryside”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

maraud \ma*raud"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Marauded; p. pr. & vb. n. Marauding.] [F. marauder, fr. maraud vagabond, OF. marault; of uncertain origin, perh. for malault, fr. (assumed) LL. malaldus; fr. L. malus bad, ill + a suffix of German origin (cf. Herald). Cf. Malice.] To rove in quest of plunder; to make an excursion for booty; to plunder. "Marauding hosts." --Milman. [1913 Webster]
Maraud \Ma*raud"\, n. An excursion for plundering. [1913 Webster]
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