# reaver

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹiːvə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #95,329

## Definitions
1. One who reaves; a plunderer, marauder, or pillager.

## Etymology
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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/reaver