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- [pluhn-der]
- /ˈplʌn dər/
- /ˈplʌn.dər/
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- [pluhn-der]
- /ˈplʌn dər/
Definitions of plunder word
- verb with object plunder to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc.: to plunder a town. 1
- verb with object plunder to rob, despoil, or fleece: to plunder the public treasury. 1
- verb with object plunder to take wrongfully, as by pillage, robbery, or fraud: to plunder a piece of property. 1
- verb without object plunder to take plunder; pillage. 1
- noun plunder plundering, pillage, or spoliation. 1
- noun plunder that which is taken in plundering; loot. 1
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Origin of plunder
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30, plunder is from the Dutch word plunderen
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Parts of speech for Plunder
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
plunder popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
plunder usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for plunder
verb plunder
- accessed — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- accessing — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- bankrupted — Law. a person who upon his or her own petition or that of his or her creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among his or her creditors under a bankruptcy law.
- blockaded — the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
- boodle — money or valuables, esp when stolen, counterfeit, or used as a bribe
noun plunder
- bootlegging — alcoholic liquor unlawfully made, sold, or transported, without registration or payment of taxes.
- booty — Booty is a collection of valuable things stolen from a place, especially by soldiers after a battle.
- carrot — Carrots are long, thin, orange-coloured vegetables. They grow under the ground, and have green shoots above the ground.
- contraband — Contraband refers to goods that are taken into or out of a country illegally.
- defoliation — to strip (a tree, bush, etc.) of leaves.
adj plunder
- larcenous — of, resembling, or characteristic of larceny.
adjective plunder
- kleptomaniacal — Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
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