ransacker
One who plunders
A ransacker is someone who searches through a place thoroughly and roughly, typically leaving disorder behind.
The word suggests aggressive rummaging—turning out drawers, emptying shelves, tossing belongings aside: The ransackers left the apartment in chaos.
It applies to burglars, looters, or anyone conducting a destructive search.
Violent theft of goods
raider · despoiler · scavenger · vandalism · destruction · depredation · spoils · booty
Violent theft of goods
- raidSudden armed incursion
- foraySwift raid or attempt
- vikingMedieval Nordic raider
- pirateMaritime thief or bootlegger
brigand · freebooter · reaver · marauder · conquest · invasion · spoils · booty
One who steals
- robberOne who steals by force
- housebreakerOne who breaks in
- break-inUnlawful entry to premises
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
burglarize · trespasser · intruder · cat-burglar · safecracker · lock-pick · heist · larceny
pillage
Violent theft of goods
marauder · raider · despoiler · scavenger · vandalism · destruction · depredation · spoils · booty · forager
pillage
Violent theft of goods
pirate · brigand · freebooter · reaver · marauder · conquest · invasion · spoils · booty · rapine
thief
One who steals
- robberOne who steals by force
- housebreakerOne who breaks in
- break-inUnlawful entry to premises
burglary · burglarize · trespasser · intruder · cat-burglar · safecracker · lock-pick · heist · larceny · pilferer
rummage
Search unsystematically through clutter
hunt · overturn · upend · disarray · mess · chaos · thorough · systematic · desperate · frantic
ransackerorganizer
Arrangement tool or person
tidier · arranger · neat freak · housekeeper · cleaner