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ravener

ravener noun: one who, or that which, ravens or plunders.

Noun

ravener (plural raveners)

  1. (obsolete) One who, or that which, ravens or plunders.
    • mention is simply of violent men , and of raveners or snatchers1645, John Ball, A Treatise of the Covenant of Grace
  2. (obsolete) A bird of prey.
    • It is a creature of a very deformed shape, monstrous presence, a great ravener, and altogether untameable1635, John Swan, Speculum Mundi

Forms of ravener

pluralraveners

Origin of ravener

From raven + -er.

Questions about ravener

What does ravener mean?
Ravener means one who, or that which, ravens or plunders.
What part of speech is ravener?
Ravener is a noun.
What is the plural of ravener?
The plural of ravener is raveners.

Words near ravener in the dictionary

  1. Ravenel
  2. raveneliaceous
  3. Ravenell
  4. Ravenells
  5. Ravenels
  6. ravener
  7. raveners
  8. ravenest
  9. raveneth
  10. ravenette
  11. ravenettes

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