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maraud
[ muh-rawd ]
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)
noun
- Archaic. the act of marauding.
maraud
/ məˈrɔːd /
verb
- to wander or raid in search of plunder
noun
- an archaic word for foray
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Derived Forms
- maˈrauder, noun
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Other Words From
- ma·raud·er noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of maraud1
First recorded in 1705–15; from French marauder, derivative of maraud “rogue, vagabond,” Middle French, perhaps identical with dialectal maraud “tomcat,” of expressive origin
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Word History and Origins
Origin of maraud1
C18: from French marauder to prowl, from maraud vagabond
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Example Sentences
Like pillagers of harvest, Their fame is far abroad, As gray remorseless troopers That plunder and maraud.
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Maraud seized upon one, but when he had cut it he perceived that it was made of hairs, and he threw it down in disgust.
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Was he right in thinking that Madam Maraud was also happy in August?
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Some of his people who had been out, partly on a scout, partly maraud, brought him some news.
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Her health could not be called robust, but it gave no cause of anxiety to M. Maraud.
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