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vandal /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.