What does "plunder" mean?
Plunder: To take by pillage; to appropriate forcibly; as, the enemy plundered all the goods they found.
Additional senses
- 2.The act of plundering or pillaging; robbery. See Syn. of Pillage. Inroads and plunders of the Saracens. Sir T. North.
- 3.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.
- 4.Personal property and effects; baggage or luggage. [Slang, Southwestern U.S.]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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