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reaver

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English

Alternative forms

reiver
riever (archaic)

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.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -iːvə(ɹ)

Noun

reaver (plural reavers)

One who reaves; a plunderer, marauder, or pillager.
- 1999, Seamus Heaney, Beowulf, London: Faber and Faber, page 7:
  nobody knows
  where these reavers from hell roam in their errands.

Synonyms

(at sea): see Thesaurus:pirate

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

rehaver (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

From re- +‎ haver.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.aˈve(ʁ)/ [he.aˈve(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁe.aˈve(ɾ)/ [he.aˈve(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.aˈve(ʁ)/ [χe.aˈve(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.aˈve(ɻ)/ [he.aˈve(ɻ)]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁjɐˈveɾ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁjɐˈbeɾ/ [ʁjɐˈβeɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁjɐˈve.ɾi/

Hyphenation: re‧a‧ver

Verb

reaver (no stressed present indicative or subjunctive, first-person singular preterite reouve, past participle reavido)

to recover, reacquire
A polícia conseguiu reaver os bens roubados.
The police was able to recover the stolen goods.

Conjugation

Conjugation of reaver (irregular; defective) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

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