ravener

English

Etymology

raven +‎ -er

Noun

ravener (plural raveners)

(obsolete) One who, or that which, ravens or plunders.
- 1645, John Ball, A Treatise of the Covenant of Grace:
  mention is simply of violent men , and of raveners or snatchers
(obsolete) A bird of prey.
- 1635, John Swan, Speculum Mundi:
  It is a creature of a very deformed shape, monstrous presence, a great ravener, and altogether untameable

References

“ravener”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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