I. məˈrȯd verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: French marauder, from maraud vagabond
intransitive verb
: to roam about and make irregular sudden small-scale attacks, raids, or incursions for or as if for the sake of obtaining loot : rove about and pillage
were told to watch out for marauding bands of Indians
transitive verb
: to subject to marauding : raid , pillage — now usually used in passive
a poverty-stricken marauded countryside
II. noun
( -s )
archaic : the act of marauding