1. a person who engages in raiding or plundering, especially along the Scottish-English border in medieval times
Usage: historical; archaic

Examples

• The border rievers were notorious for their cattle raids in the 16th century.
• Historical accounts describe the riever clans that terrorized the borderlands.
• The old ballads tell tales of famous rievers and their exploits.
• Border rievers would strike quickly and disappear into the hills.
• The riever families controlled much of the lawless frontier region.