marauds
Roams seeking loot
Marauds means to roam in search of things to steal or people to attack.
The word suggests bands moving through territory, taking what they can: Vikings marauded along the coast.
A marauder is one who marauds.
The noun maraud, rare, names the activity itself.
Stolen valuables
- pillageViolent theft of goods
- ransackPlunder while destroying
- sackRough fabric bag
- despoilStrip of possessions
booty · spoils · treasure · swag · depredation · reave · seize · plunder
Animal being hunted
- huntPursuit of quarry
- stalkPlant's vertical support
- pounceSudden attack leap
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
attack · savage · ravage · devastate · destroy · terrorize · brutalize · victimize
loot
Stolen valuables
despoil · booty · spoils · treasure · swag · depredation · reave · seize · plunder · ravage
prey
Animal being hunted
ambush · attack · savage · ravage · devastate · destroy · terrorize · brutalize · victimize · exploit
incursion
Hostile territorial penetration
sortie · ambush · skirmish · assault · onslaught · siege · expedition · warpath · conquest · attack
prowl
Roam stealthily
range · stalk · patrol · sweep · scour · rampage · terrorize · brigand · bandit · pirate