maraud
[ muh-rawd ]
/ məˈrɔd /
verb (used without object)
to roam or go around in quest of plunder; make a raid for booty: Freebooters were marauding all across the territory.
verb (used with object)
to raid for plunder (often used passively): At the war's end the country had been marauded by returning bands of soldiers.
noun
Archaic.
the act of marauding.
Origin of maraud
1705–15; < French
marauder, derivative of
maraud rogue, vagabond, Middle French, perhaps identical with dial.
maraud tomcat, of expressive orig.
OTHER WORDS FROM maraud
ma·raud·er, nounWords nearby maraud
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Derived forms of maraud
marauder, nounWord Origin for maraud
C18: from French
marauder to prowl, from
maraud vagabond