1) Raider, to Bruns 
• (n.) See Reaver.
These were part farmer and part raider. Reiving was common in the Border Country, with allegiances being formed by, or against, particular families. Such feuds need not be across The Border - but could be English against English, Scot against Scot. The constant fear of raiding for cattle, sheep or horses, sometimes even wood meant that particular ...
Reiv'er noun See Reaver . Ruskin.