Definition of Vandal

1. Noun. Someone who willfully destroys or defaces property.

Generic synonyms: Destroyer, Ruiner, Undoer, Uprooter, Waster
Derivative terms: Vandalise, Vandalize

2. Noun. A member of the Germanic people who overran Gaul and Spain and North Africa and sacked Rome in 455.
Generic synonyms: Barbarian, Savage

Definition of Vandal

1. n. One of a Teutonic race, formerly dwelling on the south shore of the Baltic, the most barbarous and fierce of the northern nations that plundered Rome in the 5th century, notorious for destroying the monuments of art and literature.

2. a. Of or pertaining to the Vandals; resembling the Vandals in barbarism and destructiveness.

3. n. One of a Teutonic race, formerly dwelling on the south shore of the Baltic, the most barbarous and fierce of the northern nations that plundered Rome in the 5th century, notorious for destroying the monuments of art and literature.

4. a. Of or pertaining to the Vandals; resembling the Vandals in barbarism and destructiveness.

Definition of Vandal

1. Noun. A member of an ancient east Germanic tribe famous for sacking Rome. ¹

2. Adjective. Of or relating to the Vandals. ¹

3. Noun. A person who needlessly destroys or damages other people's property. ¹

4. Adjective. Of the particular ancient Germanic tribe. ¹

5. Adjective. Carelessly destructive. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Vandal

1. one who willfully destroys or defaces property [n -S] : VANDALIC [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Vandal

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