vandal

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van·dal /ˈvændl/ noun [countable]  SCCsomeone who deliberately damages things, especially public property 故意破坏财物〔尤指公物〕者

Examples from the Corpus

vandal• Thieves and vandals are costing churches millions of pounds each year.• Trespassers and vandals just do not expect to be brought to book by passengers on a train.• It stood unused for some time and was burnt down by vandals in 1970.• We wanted to go inside the church on the hill but he told us it had to be kept locked because of vandals.• After last season's playoff loss to the Pacers, vandals spray-painted racial epithets in Iverson's backyard.• They're not professional vandals, just people who see their world threatened by legislation.• This will not only protect the notice face from the weather but also deter the vandal.• Previously a council house bought by its owners; it's now prey to vandals and a danger to inquisitive children.Origin vandal (1600-1700) Vandal

van·dal nounChineseSyllable  

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vandal
van‧dal /ˈvændl/ noun [countable]someone who deliberately damages things, especially public property
     

THESAURUS

■ different types of criminal
   ▪ thief someone who steals things: Car thieves have been working in the area. | The thieves stole over £5,000 worth of jewellery.
   ▪ robber someone who steals money or valuable things from a bank, shop etc – used especially when someone sees the person who is stealing: a masked robber armed with a shotgun | They were the most successful bank robbers in US history.
   ▪ burglar someone who goes into people’s homes in order to steal: The burglars broke in through a window.
   ▪ shoplifter someone who takes things from shops without paying for them: The cameras have helped the store catch several shoplifters.
   ▪ pickpocket someone who steals things from people’s pockets, especially in a crowd: A sign warned that pickpockets were active in the station.
   ▪ conman/fraudster someone who deceives people in order to get money or things: Conmen tricked the woman into giving them her savings, as an ‘investment’.
   ▪ forger someone who illegally copies official documents, money, artworks etc: a forger who fooled museum curators
   ▪ counterfeiter someone who illegally copies money, official documents, or goods: Counterfeiters in Colombia are printing almost perfect dollar bills.
   ▪ pirate someone who illegally copies and sells another person’s work: DVD pirates
   ▪ mugger someone who attacks and robs people in public places: Muggers took his money and mobile phone.
   ▪ murderer someone who deliberately kills someone else: His murderer was sentenced to life imprisonment. | the murderer of civil rights activist Medgar Evers | He is a mass murderer (=someone who kills a large number of people).
   ▪ serial killer someone who kills several people, one after the other over a period of time, in a similar way: Shipman was a trusted family doctor who became Britain's worst serial killer.
   ▪ rapist someone who forces someone else to have sex: Some rapists drug their victims so that they become unconscious.
   ▪ sex offender someone who is guilty of a crime related to sex: Too many sex offenders are released from prison early.
   ▪ vandal someone who deliberately damages public property: Vandals broke most of the school’s windows.
   ▪ arsonist someone who deliberately sets fire to a building: The warehouse fire may have been the work of an arsonist.

van·dalBrE /ˈvændl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈvændl/ 🔊 nouna person who deliberately destroys or damages public property 故意破坏公物者