looter

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Noun
  • Netanyahu has overseen a nearly two-year war on Hamas in the wake of the extremist group’s attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, during which raiders killed nearly 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals and took 250 hostages.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 30 May 2025
  • After killing him, Arab raiders had stolen about a dozen cattle, including a fat milking cow.
    Nicolas Niarchos, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • Food was short, and if the marauders weren’t stopped, the entire population would starve.
    EW.com, EW.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • There’s no evidence the great marauder himself descends from the Xiongnu elite, though, Brosseder says.
    ByAndrew Curry, science.org, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Looter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looter. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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