Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Plunder \Plun"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plundered}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Plundering}.] [G. pl["u]ndern to plunder, plunder
   frippery, baggage.]
   1. To take the goods of by force, or without right; to
      pillage; to spoil; to sack; to strip; to rob; as, to
      plunder travelers.

            Nebuchadnezzar plunders the temple of God. --South.

   2. To take by pillage; to appropriate forcibly; as, the enemy
      plundered all the goods they found.

   Syn: To pillage; despoil; sack; rifle; strip; rob.

Plunder \Plun"der\, n.
   1. The act of plundering or pillaging; robbery. See Syn. of
      {Pillage}.

            Inroads and plunders of the Saracens. --Sir T.
                                                  North.

   2. That which is taken by open force from an enemy; pillage;
      spoil; booty; also, that which is taken by theft or fraud.
      ``He shared in the plunder.'' --Cowper.

   3. Personal property and effects; baggage or luggage. [Slang,
      Southwestern U.S.]

Source : WordNet®

plunder
     n : goods or money obtained illegally [syn: {loot}, {booty}, {pillage},
          {prize}, {swag}, {dirty money}]
     v 1: take illegally; of intellectual property; "This writer
          plundered from famous authors" [syn: {loot}]
     2: plunder (a town) after capture; "the barbarians sacked Rome"
        [syn: {sack}]
     3: steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people
        looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
        [syn: {despoil}, {loot}, {reave}, {strip}, {rifle}, {ransack},
         {pillage}, {foray}]
     4: destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the
        beautiful country" [syn: {rape}, {spoil}, {despoil}, {violate}]