PLUNDERER

plunderer, pillager, looter, spoiler, despoiler, raider, freebooter

(noun) someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

plunderer (plural plunderers)

One who plunders or pillages.

Source: Wiktionary


Plun"der*er, n.

Definition: One who plunders or pillages.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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26 November 2024

TRANSPOSITION

(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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