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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries劫掠者
Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: jié lüè zhě
"凶猛的劫掠者袭击了沿海城镇。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who plunders, pillages, or raids, especially in a historical or literary context.
"The coastal village braced itself against the merciless onslaught of the northern reavers." - 2
One who deprives another of something by force; a robber or despoiler.
"He viewed the tax collectors as mere legal reavers stripping the peasants of their hard-earned harvest."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English verb 'reifen' or 'reven', originating from the Old English 'rēafian', meaning to plunder, rob, or despoil. Cognate with Old High German 'roubōn' and modern German 'rauben', it historically referred to raiders, pillagers, or plunderers.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Reaver" is said worldwide
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pillard
Transliteration: pi-yar
"Les pillards ont attaqué le village à la tombée de la nuit."
Plünderer
Transliteration: plyn-de-rer
"Die Plünderer zogen durch das Tal."
predone
Transliteration: pre-do-ne
"Il villaggio fu saccheggiato dai predoni."
merodeador
Transliteration: me-ro-de-a-dor
"Los merodeadores saquearon las tierras fronterizas."
merendador
Transliteration: me-ren-da-dor
"O bando de saqueadores aterrorizou a região."
लुटेरा
Transliteration: lutera
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"गांव वालों ने क्रूर लुटेरों का सामना किया।"
劫掠者
Transliteration: jié lüè zhě
Script: 中文汉字
"凶猛的劫掠者袭击了沿海城镇。"
약탈자
Transliteration: yak-tal-ja
Script: 한국어 한글
"약탈자들이 마을을 불태우고 사라졌습니다."
略奪者
Transliteration: ryakudatsusha
Script: 日本語
"村人たちは略奪者の襲撃に備えました。"
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