reiver
Scottish marauding horseman
A reiver is a person who raids or plunders, particularly associated with the Scottish-English border region from the 13th to 17th centuries where clans conducted cattle raids and feuds across contested territory.
The word survives mainly in historical contexts and Scottish dialect.
Border reivers made their living by stealing livestock and extorting protection money.
The related verb reive means to raid or plunder.
Armed robber, often rural
- banditArmed roadside thief
- freebooterMaritime plunderer seeking booty
- marauderOne who raids for loot
- desperadoBold, reckless outlaw
fugitive · lawbreaker · rogue · highwayman · broken man · wanted · hunted · gallows
Swift raid or attempt
- plunderGoods seized violently
- pillageViolent theft of goods
- raidSudden armed incursion
- liftingRaising something heavy
drove · spoils · booty · loot · cattle rustling · night raid · harrying · burning
Coercion through damaging threats
- ridingControlling while mounted
- liftingRaising something heavy
- cattle raidTheft of livestock
- beaconGuiding light source
garrisoned · stronghold · safe conduct · ransom · hostage
brigand
Armed robber, often rural
- banditArmed roadside thief
- freebooterMaritime plunderer seeking booty
- marauderOne who raids for loot
desperado · fugitive · lawbreaker · rogue · highwayman · broken man · wanted · hunted · gallows · hanging
foray
Swift raid or attempt
lifting · drove · spoils · booty · loot · cattle rustling · night raid · harrying · burning · ransacking
blackmail
Coercion through damaging threats
- ridingControlling while mounted
- liftingRaising something heavy
- cattle raidTheft of livestock
beacon · garrisoned · stronghold · safe conduct · ransom · hostage
graham
Unbolted wheat flour
reivertrustworthy
Worthy of confidence
moral · guardian · protector · warden · peacekeeper
reiverhusbandman
One who farms land
yeoman · peasant farmer · cultivator · tiller · homesteader
reivervictim
One harmed by another
prey · defender · dispossessed · pillaged
bereft, bereaved, bereavement, bereave, bereaves, reaver, reave, bereaver