vandal

noun

a member of the Germanic people who overran Gaul and Spain and North Africa and sacked Rome in 455

someone who willfully destroys or defaces property

Roots

vandalusvandal- · Latin · Vandal (tribe)

Synonyms for vandal

lootern plunderern pillagern ruinern

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