Definition of: plunder

(plun′dər) v.t.
1. To rob of goods or property by open violence, as in war; pillage; loot.
2. To despoil by robbery or fraud.
3. To take as plunder;.
—v.i.
4. To take plunder; steal. See synonyms under STEAL.
—noun
1. That which is taken by plundering; booty.
2. The act of plundering or robbing.
3. U.S. Colloq. Personal belongings or goods, etc.
4. Political booty. [<G plündern]
—plun′der·er noun Synonyms (noun): booty, pillage, prey, rapine, robbery, spoil.