/ məˈrɔːdɪŋ; NAmE / adjective
[ only before noun ] ( of people or animals ) going around a place in search of things to steal or people to attack :
marauding wolves
► ma·raud·er / məˈrɔːdə(r); NAmE / noun
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent.: from French marauder , from maraud rogue + -ing .