: one that raids: such as
a
: a fast lightly armed ship operating against merchant shipping
b
: a soldier specially trained for close-range fighting
c
: one that attempts a usually hostile takeover of a business corporation
corporate raiders
Examples of raider in a Sentence
The village needs protection from enemy raiders.
Raiders had emptied the tomb of treasure.
He made his fortune as a corporate raider.
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The show chronicles the rise of one of history’s most famous Norse raiders, Erik Bloodaxe, and his formidable wife, Gunnhild.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 June 2025
Most of the sailors on the Laurel declined to join the rechristened raider’s crew.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
In fact, by early 1965, The Beach Boys was one of the only American bands still holding its own against the pop-rock raiders from overseas.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 17 June 2025
Although best known for its 29 years as a federal penitentiary, the island of Alcatraz was also a military fort, used by the army during the Civil War to protect San Francisco from Confederate raiders.
—Louise McLoughlin, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 June 2025
Most of the sailors on the Laurel declined to join the rechristened raider’s crew.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
In fact, by early 1965, The Beach Boys was one of the only American bands still holding its own against the pop-rock raiders from overseas.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 17 June 2025
Although best known for its 29 years as a federal penitentiary, the island of Alcatraz was also a military fort, used by the army during the Civil War to protect San Francisco from Confederate raiders.
—Louise McLoughlin, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for raider
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“Raider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raider. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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