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Definitions for Vandal

[1] (initial capital letter ) a member of a Germanic people who in the 5th century a.d. ravaged Gaul and Spain, settled in Africa, and in a.d. 455 sacked Rome.
[2] a person who willfully or ignorantly destroys or mars something beautiful or valuable.
[3] (initial capital letter ) of or relating to the Vandals.
[4] imbued with or characterized by vandalism.
[5] a person who deliberately causes damage or destruction to personal or public property (as modifier ) vandal instincts
[6] a member of a Germanic people that raided Roman provinces in the 3rd and 4th centuries ad before devastating Gaul (406–409), conquering Spain and N Africa, and sacking Rome (455): crushed by Belisarius at Carthage (533)

Words related to Vandal

destroyer, looter, thief, plunderer, hoodlum, mischief-maker, pirate, despoiler, pillager, ravager

Words nearby Vandal

vanbrugh, vance, vancomycin, vancouver, vanda, vandal, vandalia, vandalic, vandalism, vandalize, vandals

Origin of Vandal

First recorded in 1545–55, vandal is from the Late Latin word Vandalus, Latinized tribal name

Word origin for Vandal

C17: from Vandal , from Latin Vandallus, of Germanic origin

Synonyms for Vandal

despoiler, destroyer, hoodlum, looter, mischief-maker, pillager, pirate, plunderer, thief, defacer, ravager