noun
vandal
VAN-duhl
noun
1
Someone who deliberately damages or destroys property, especially for no good reason.
"Vandals had spray-painted the entire side of the bus shelter."
How to Use Vandal
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone who trashes or defaces things just because they can.
Common pairings
caught by vandals
act of a vandal
Word Forms
vandals plural, Vandals plural
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Etymology
From "Vandal", the ancient Germanic tribe blamed for sacking Rome in 455 CE; the tribe's name became a byword for needless destruction from the 1600s onward.