vandalEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishvandal /ˈvandl / ▸ noun 1 a person who deliberately destroys or damages property belonging to others: the rear window of the car was smashed by vandals. 2 (Vandal) a member of a Germanic people that ravaged Gaul, Spain, Rome (455), and North Africa in the 4th–5th centuries. – DERIVATIVES Vandalic /-ˈdalɪk/ adjective– ORIGIN from Latin Vandalus, of Germanic origin. vandal (sense 1 of the noun) dates from the mid 17th century.