What's the difference between reave and reaver?

Reave


Definition:

  • (v. i.) To take away by violence or by stealth; to snatch away; to rob; to despoil; to bereave. [Archaic]

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Reaver


Definition:

  • (n.) One who reaves.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) His very last book, The Reavers (2007), is set in Elizabethan England.

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