as in invader
one that starts armed conflict against another especially without reasonable cause
villagers lived in constant fear of the raiders, who captured their women and children and sold them into slavery
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Since the 1990s, the corporate raider has owned a beachfront home off Lily Pond Lane, one of the most expensive streets in East Hampton.
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Andrew Rice, Curbed, 26 June 2025
The area had long been a refuge for the Nuba, many of whom are descendants of people who were pushed out of other parts of Sudan by Arab raiders.
—Nicolas Niarchos, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Developed by Raytheon Technologies, it's designed to launch from not only the B-52, but the new B-21 raider bomber.
—David Szondy
june 12, New Atlas, 12 June 2025
Set some 1,500 years ago, the drama revolves around a disgraced warrior who redeems himself by defending the holy city of Mecca from foreign raiders.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 June 2025
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Andrew Rice, Curbed, 26 June 2025
The area had long been a refuge for the Nuba, many of whom are descendants of people who were pushed out of other parts of Sudan by Arab raiders.
—Nicolas Niarchos, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Developed by Raytheon Technologies, it's designed to launch from not only the B-52, but the new B-21 raider bomber.
—David Szondy
june 12, New Atlas, 12 June 2025
Set some 1,500 years ago, the drama revolves around a disgraced warrior who redeems himself by defending the holy city of Mecca from foreign raiders.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 June 2025
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“Raider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raider. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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