Ravager: meaning, definitions and examples
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ravager
[ หrรฆvษชdสษr ]
violent destroyer
A ravager is someone or something that causes widespread destruction or devastation. Typically, this term is used to describe a violent individual, a force of nature, or a powerful entity that lays waste to a particular area or community. The term suggests a sense of ferocity and intent behind the act of destruction. Ravagers can pertain to historical contexts, such as marauding armies, or to modern interpretations, including natural disasters. The word evokes imagery of chaos and extreme brutality.
Synonyms
despoiler, destroyer, devastator, plunderer, ruiner
Examples of usage
- The ravager unleashed havoc across the village.
- In mythology, the dragon was a feared ravager of towns.
- Storms can act as natural ravagers to coastal cities.
Translations
Translations of the word "ravager" in other languages:
๐ต๐น devastador
๐ฎ๐ณ เคตเคฟเคจเคพเคถเค
๐ฉ๐ช Zerstรถrer
๐ฎ๐ฉ perusak
๐บ๐ฆ ััะนะฝัะฒะฝะธะบ
๐ต๐ฑ niszczyciel
๐ฏ๐ต ็ ดๅฃ่
๐ซ๐ท ravageur
๐ช๐ธ devastador
๐น๐ท yฤฑkฤฑcฤฑ
๐ฐ๐ท ํ๊ดด์
๐ธ๐ฆ ู ุฏู ุฑ
๐จ๐ฟ niฤitel
๐ธ๐ฐ niฤiteฤพ
๐จ๐ณ ็ ดๅ่
๐ธ๐ฎ uniฤevalec
๐ฎ๐ธ eyรฐileggjandi
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะถะพะนาัั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแ แแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ dษstษk verษn
๐ฒ๐ฝ devastador
Word origin
The term 'ravager' originates from the Middle English word 'ravag' which means to seize or take away by force. It is derived from the Old French term 'ravager,' which means to lay waste, and from Latin 'rapere,' meaning to seize. As the word evolved, it adopted the sense of causing extensive damage or devastation. Historically, 'ravager' has been used to describe those who invade and plunder, particularly in reference to marauding armies or aggressive explorers who would lay waste to conquered lands. By the late Middle Ages, the term had solidified in the English language as a noun describing someone who causes severe destruction, capturing both human and natural agents of chaos.