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reaver

/ˈɹiːvə(ɹ)/

Rhymes with -iːvə(ɹ)

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From Middle English revere (also revour, reiver, refar, reavere), from Old English rēafere (“reaver; robber; spoiler”), equivalent to reave + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Roower, Dutch rover, German Räuber, Swedish rövare, Icelandic raufari. Compare robber, rover.

noun reavers · reiver · riever

One who reaves; a plunderer, marauder, or pillager. nobody knows where these reavers from hell roam in their errands.

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"reaver." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/reaver. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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reaver. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/reaver

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"reaver." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/reaver.

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@misc{reaver_2026,
  title = {reaver},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reaver},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}