Depredationist

/ˌdeprɪˈdeɪʃənɪst/ noun

Definition

A person who believes in or practices depredation; one who supports plundering or preying upon others; an advocate of systematic theft.

Etymology

From depredation plus -ist suffix (meaning 'one who practices or believes in'), creating a noun for someone actively engaged in or supporting plundering.

Kelly Says

The term 'depredationist' rarely appears in modern English because we now use words like 'pirate,' 'warlord,' or 'criminal'—but it survives in academic writing about historical raids and colonial exploitation.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማግደላዊ
ma-g-de-la-wi
ARالعربية
نهب
nahb
BNবাংলা
দখলকার
dokh-lok-kar
CACatalà
destructor
des-truc-tor
CSČeština
plundrátor
pluun-dra-tor
DADansk
plyndrer
ploo-nd-rer
DEDeutsch
Plünderer
ploo-n-der-er
ELΕλληνικά
αποπλοκιστής
a-po-plo-kist-es
ESEspañol
depredador
deh-pre-da-dor
FAفارسی
plunderer
plunder-er
FISuomi
ryöstäjä
ryoes-ta-ja
FRFrançais
déprédateur
deh-pree-da-toor
GUGU
લૂંટારો
loon-ta-ro
HAHA
fashin
fah-shin
HEעברית
שודד
shod-ed
HIहिन्दी
लुटेरा
loot-era
HUMagyar
rablós
ra-blosh
IDBahasa Indonesia
penjarahan
pen-ja-ra-han
IGIG
ike
ee-keh
ITItaliano
depredatore
deh-preh-da-tore
JA日本語
略奪者
ryakudatsu-sha
KKKK
жауапкершілік
jaw-ap-ker-shi-lik
KMKM
លំបាក
lam-beak
KO한국어
약탈자
yak-tal-ja
MRMR
लुटेर
loot-er
MSBahasa Melayu
penjarahan
pen-ja-ra-han
MYမြန်မာ
ပြုတ်
pyoot
NLNederlands
roofdier
rof-dee-er
NONorsk
plyndrer
ploo-nd-rer
PAPA
ਲੁੱਟੇ
loot-eh
PLPolski
plądrujący
ploo-n-droo-y-chi
PTPortuguês
depredador
deh-preh-da-dor
RORomână
jertfă
yer-tfă
RUРусский
грабитель
hra-bite-l
SVSvenska
plyndrare
ploo-n-d-rah-reh
SWKiswahili
mhalifu
m-ha-li-foo
TAதமிழ்
கொள்ளையடிப்பவன்
kollaiya-adippu-van
TEతెలుగు
దొంగ
dong
THไทย
ขโมย
khom-oy
TLTL
magnanakaw
ma-gna-na-kaw
TRTürkçe
istismara eden
is-tee-ma-rah eh-den
UKУкраїнська
грабіжник
hra-bi-zh-nik
URاردو
لُوٹ
loot
VITiếng Việt
cướp bóc
chup bok
YOYO
àgbà
ah-g-bah
ZH中文
掠夺者
lüè duó zhě
ZUZU
ukuthwala
oo-koo-th-wa-lah

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