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reaver

Reaver (noun) means one who reaves; a plunderer, marauder, or pillager.

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One who reaves; a plunderer, marauder, or pillager.
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Etymology

From Middle English revere (also revour, reiver, refar, reavere), from Old English rēafere (“reaver; robber; spoiler”), equivalent to reave + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Roower, Dutch rover, German Räuber, Swedish rövare, Icelandic raufari. Compare robber, rover.

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"reaver" (noun) means one who reaves; a plunderer, marauder, or pillager.

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