marauder

Senses

1. 1.

   to maraud; to plunder

   to roam and pillage, typically for food or valuables

2. 2.

   to forage; to rummage

   to search or hunt about (especially for food)

Examples

• "Les soldats ont maraudé dans le village à la recherche de vivres."

  The soldiers marauded through the village in search of provisions.

• "Il maraudait dans la cuisine à la recherche de quelque chose à manger."

  He was foraging/rummaging around in the kitchen looking for something to eat.

• "Les bandes de pirates maraudaient le long de la côte."

  Bands of pirates were pillaging along the coast.

Usage

Marauder is a literary or historical verb, more common in narratives of warfare or adventure than in everyday speech. It can mean both serious plundering and playful rummaging depending on context. Often appears in past tense or imperfect tense in historical narratives.