| verb | steal goods; take as spoils “During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners” |
| verb | search thoroughly “They combed the area for the missing child” |
| plunderer | noun | someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) |
| plunder | noun | goods or money obtained illegally |
| plundering | noun | the act of stealing valuable things from a place |
| despoilment | noun | the act of stripping and taking by force |
| despoliation | noun | the act of stripping and taking by force |
| despoiler | noun | someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) |
| looter | noun | someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) |
| loot | noun | goods or money obtained illegally |
| looting | noun | plundering during riots or in wartime |
| pillage | noun | goods or money obtained illegally |
| pillager | noun | someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) |
| pillaging | noun | the act of stealing valuable things from a place |
| ransacking | noun | a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion) |