pillager

/ˈpɪɫɪdʒɝ/ noun

A person who pillages.

Word Origin Pillage comes from Latin pilare 'to strip of hair' — originally meaning to pluck or peel, then extended to stripping goods. A pillager is one who plunders. The root pilus 'hair' gives us depilate (remove hair) and pilose (hairy). So pillaging is metaphorically stripping a place bare, like plucking hairs.

noun A person who pillages. countable

The ancient village was raided by a notorious pillager.

(名词) 掠夺者

这个古老的村庄遭到一个臭名昭著的掠夺者袭击。

(sustantivo) saqueador; despojador; pillador [Una persona que saquea o despoja.]

La antigua aldea fue atacada por un saqueador notorio.

(nom) pillard; sacageur; maraudeur [Personne qui pille, qui s'empare violemment des biens d'autrui.]

L'ancien village fut attaqué par un pillager tristement célèbre.

(Substantiv) Plünderer; Räuber [Eine Person, die plündert oder gewaltsam Güter raubt, besonders in Kriegs- oder Krisenzeiten.]

Das antike Dorf wurde von einem berüchtigten **Pillager** überfallen.

(名詞) 略奪行為を行う人。

その古代の村は、悪名高い略奪者によって襲撃された。

(substantivo) saqueador; devastador; predador; assolador [Pessoa que saquear; saqueador.]

A antiga aldeia foi atacada por um notório saqueador.

Word parts: pillage + er

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