Plunderer
/ˈplʌn.dər.ər/noun
A person who steals goods, especially during war or a disaster.
Did you know?The core word "plunder" entered English through German and Dutch in the 17th century, tied to wartime seizure and spoil-taking rather than any mystical origin.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pleh₁-
“to fill”
Latin
Latin
plēnus
“full”
Old French
OF
plundre
“to seize goods; spoil”
Early Modern English
English
plunder
“to rob or pillage”
Modern English
English
plunderer
“one who plunders”