— marauder , n.
/meuh rawd"/ , v.i.
1. to roam or go around in quest of plunder; make a raid for booty: Freebooters were marauding all across the territory.
v.t.
2. to raid for plunder (often used passively): At the war's end the country had been marauded by returning bands of soldiers.
n.
3. Archaic. the act of marauding.
[ 1705-15; marauder, deriv. of maraud rogue, vagabond, MF, perh. identical with dial. maraud tomcat, of expressive orig. ]
Syn. 1, 2. invade, attack; ravage, harry.