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
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
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