ravisher

noun

Definition of ravishernext
as in marauder

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ravisher
  1. marauder
  2. burglar
  3. thief
  4. looter
  5. robber
  6. safecracker
  7. cat burglar
  8. embezzler
Noun
  • This Robin is a grizzled marauder who can’t even remember how many people he’s killed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 June 2026
  • No child, or reader of Robert Louis Stevenson, can deny the allure of pirates, but the marauders are rarely the good guys in the story.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
Definition of marauder
Noun
  • In the days after a group of South Florida friends were killed in a helicopter crash in Kenya, burglars ransacked the Coral Gables home of two of the dead, stealing more than $500,000 worth of artwork, jewelry and the couple’s cars, police say.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Lamb, 27, had four luxury bags stolen from his home, as the burglar entered through a broken window on the property.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of burglar
Noun
  • Casually sporting leggings as a pair of pants can identify you as an easy target for thieves.
    — Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2026
  • At an archeological museum in Alicante, Spain, last Thursday — the very day of the Vienna robbery — thieves took dozens of gold and silver Bronze Age artifacts from a collection known as the Treasure of Villena.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of thief
Noun
  • The idea was that in the wake of the death of my main series for 12 years, Destiny, this Splatoon looter shooter could make that sting a bit less.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • If the idea of a Splatoon looter-shooter appeals to you, then Splatoon Raiders should be on your radar.
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of looter
Noun
  • The robber has been described as standing between 5 feet, 5 inches and 5 feet, 6 inches tall.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Four were carjackers and one was an armed robber who stole from a 72-year-old man.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of robber
Noun
  • So Niki decides to contact the criminal safecrackers to make the money that Harry desperately needs.
    — Stephen Farber, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2026
  • In the end, staff at the Capitol had to hire a safecracker and jimmy the thing.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Definition of safecracker
Noun
  • The character’s nickname, Big Pussy, is rumored to have originated during his time as a cat burglar.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The Nuggets are a cat burglar’s dream team.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
Definition of cat burglar
Noun
  • To begin with, the community is run by Blaine Shaw (Seth Numrich), surely the slickest scammer of old folks since John Mahoney’s nursing-home embezzler in 1989’s Say Anything.
    — Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026
  • Barb knowingly taking money from an embezzler would reshape our understanding of her as a character.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
Definition of embezzler
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“Ravisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravisher. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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