plunder meaning

UK US /ˈplʌndɚ/ 2 syllables

plunder (verb): take illegally; of intellectual property.

plunder has 5 meanings in this dictionary, as verb and noun.

plunder as a verb

  1. take illegally; of intellectual property
    • This writer plundered from famous authors

    Synonyms: loot

    Type of: steal

  2. plunder (a town) after capture
    • the barbarians sacked Rome

    Synonyms: sack

    Type of: take

    Related forms: plunderer, plunderage, plundering

  3. steal goods; take as spoils
    • During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners

    Synonyms: despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray

    Type of: take

    Kinds: deplume

    Related forms: plunderer, plundering

  4. destroy and strip of its possession
    • The soldiers raped the beautiful country

    Synonyms: rape, spoil, despoil, violate

    Type of: destroy

    Related forms: plundering

plunder as a noun

  1. goods or money obtained illegally

    Synonyms: loot, booty, pillage, prize, swag, dirty money

    Type of: stolen property

How to pronounce plunder

plunder is pronounced /ˈplʌndɚ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with plunder

Scrabble score: 10 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with PL · words ending in ER · 7-letter words

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