Associations to the word «Maraud»

Wiktionary

MARAUD, verb. (intransitive) To move about in roving fashion looking for plunder.
MARAUD, verb. (intransitive) To go about aggressively or in a predatory manner.
MARAUD, verb. (transitive) To raid and pillage.

Dictionary definition

MARAUD, noun. A sudden short attack.
MARAUD, verb. Raid and rove in search of booty; "marauding rebels overran the countryside".

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne