vandal
noun/ˈvændl/
/ˈvændl/
- a person who deliberately destroys or damages public property
- Vandals broke into the factory and set fire to a cabin.
- The glass has been specially treated to stop vandals from smashing it.
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentb2- Car vandals caused more than £10 000 worth of damage to vehicles last Saturday.
- Her statue has been targeted by vandals.
- The pool had to close after vandals went on a £10 000 wrecking spree.
- The station is plagued by vandals.
- The vandals struck at about 7.30 p.m. yesterday.
- The vandals throw stones at the building.
- The windows are covered with grilles to deter vandals.
- This is the latest in a spate of vandal attacks on fire crews.
- young graffiti vandals who blight the city with their scrawls
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- teenage
- young
- mindless
- …
- deter
- discourage
- stop
- …
- strike
- attack something
- damage something
- …
- attack
Word Originfrom Latin Vandalus, of Germanic origin. The current sense dates from the mid 17th cent.
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