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Definition of Despoiler
1. Noun. Someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war).
Exact synonyms: Freebooter, Looter, Pillager, Plunderer, Raider, Spoiler
Category relationships: War, Warfare
Specialized synonyms: Buccaneer, Pirate, Sea Robber, Sea Rover
Generic synonyms: Stealer, Thief
Derivative terms: Despoil, Loot, Pillage, Plunder, Plunder, Raid
Category relationships: War, Warfare
Specialized synonyms: Buccaneer, Pirate, Sea Robber, Sea Rover
Generic synonyms: Stealer, Thief
Derivative terms: Despoil, Loot, Pillage, Plunder, Plunder, Raid
Definition of Despoiler
1. n. One who despoils.
Definition of Despoiler
1. Noun. One who despoils; one who strips by force; a plunderer. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Despoiler
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Despoiler
Literary usage of Despoiler
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Some account of the ancient borough town of Plympton St. Maurice, or by William Cotton (1859)
"period they have been abandoned to the mercy of time, the weather, and the more
unsparing hands of the despoiler. We shall conclude this description of the ..."