sacker
/ˈsækər/
NOUN
1. A person who plunders or pillages a captured place
A person who loots, plunders, or destroys a town, city, or other place, especially after capturing it during warfare.
1.1. Pillagers and destroyers
A person who takes part in the looting, plundering, or destruction of a captured place.
Synonyms
- demolisher
- depredator
- despoiler
- destroyer
- looter
- marauder
- pillager
- plunderer
- ransacker
- ravager
- ruiner
- spoiler
- spoliator
- wrecker
Antonyms
- conservator
- conserver
- preservationist
- preserver
- protector
- saver
Examples
- The sacker led the invading forces in looting the captured city.
- Historical accounts described the sacker as responsible for the widespread destruction of the town.