plunder meaning and definition

PLUNDER noun

Definition of plunder (noun)

1. goods or money obtained illegally
   • synonyms: booty, dirty money, loot, pillage, prize, swag

PLUNDER verb

Definition of plunder (verb)

1. take illegally; of intellectual property
   • "This writer plundered from famous authors"
   • synonyms: loot
2. plunder (a town) after capture
   • "the barbarians sacked Rome"
   • synonyms: sack
3. steal goods; take as spoils
   • "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
   • synonyms: despoil, foray, loot, pillage, ransack, reave, rifle, strip
4. destroy and strip of its possession
   • "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
   • synonyms: despoil, rape, spoil, violate