Definition of Plundir

Definition of Plundir

Plun"der (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plundered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Plundering.] [G. plündern to plunder, plunder frippery, baggage.] 1. To take the goods of by force, or without right; to pillage; to spoil; to sack; to strip; to rob; as, to plunder travelers.

Nebuchadnezzar plunders the temple of God.

South.

2. To take by pillage; to appropriate forcibly; as, the enemy plundered all the goods they found.

Syn. -- To pillage; despoil; sack; rifle; strip; rob.

Plun"der (?), n. 1. The act of plundering or pillaging; robbery. See Syn. of Pillage.

Inroads and plunders of the Saracens.

Sir T. North.

2. That which is taken by open force from an enemy; pillage; spoil; booty; also, that which is taken by theft or fraud. "He shared in the plunder." Cowper.

3. Personal property and effects; baggage or luggage. [Slang, Southwestern U.S.]

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

PLUNDER, v. To take the property of another without observing the
decent and customary reticences of theft. To effect a change of
ownership with the candid concomitance of a brass band. To wrest the
wealth of A from B and leave C lamenting a vanishing opportunity.

- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

To take the goods of by force (as in war); pillage; sack.
Invaders plundered the town.
To take by force or wrongfully; steal; loot.
To make extensive use of as if by plundering; use or use up wrongfully.
The Huns plundered the land.
To commit robbery or looting.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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