saccardo

Italian

Etymology

From sacco (“sack”) +‎ -ardo (“-er”, possessional noun suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sakˈkar.do/
• Rhymes: -ardo
• Hyphenation: sac‧càr‧do

Noun

saccardo m (plural saccardi) (Old Italian)

1. (historical, military) one who is tasked with carrying and guarding supplies

   Synonym: saccomanno

2. (transferred sense) sacker, looter, robber

   Synonyms: predatore, rapinatore, saccheggiatore, (Old Italian) saccomanno

References

• saccardo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana