MARAUD

foray, raid, maraud

(noun) a sudden short attack

maraud

(verb) raid and rove in search of booty; “marauding rebels overran the countryside”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

maraud (third-person singular simple present marauds, present participle marauding, simple past and past participle marauded)

(intransitive) To move about in roving fashion looking for plunder.

(intransitive) To go about aggressively or in a predatory manner.

(transitive) To raid and pillage.

Usage notes

The verb and adjective are more common as “marauding”.

Anagrams

• Madura, damaru, daruma

Source: Wiktionary

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Ma*raud", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Marauded; p. pr. & vb. n. Marauding.] Etym: [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.]

Definition: To rove in quest of plunder; to make an excursion for booty; to plunder. "Marauding hosts." Milman.

Ma*raud", n.

Definition: An excursion for plundering.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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