n.
Pronunciation: ' pl ə n-d ə r
Function: verb
Inflected Form: plun · dered ; plun · der · ing \ -d( ə -)ri ŋ \
Etymology: German plündern
Date: 1632
transitive verb
1 a : to take the goods of by force (as in war) : PILLAGE , SACK <invaders plunder ed the town> b : to take by force or wrongfully : STEAL , LOOT < plunder ed artifacts from the tomb>
2 : to make extensive use of as if by plundering : use or use up wrongfully < plunder the land>
intransitive verb : to commit robbery or looting
– plun · der · er \ -d ə r- ə r \ noun