besieger

noun

as in invader

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  1. invader
  2. aggressor
  3. raider
  4. predator
Noun
  • Fedorov, meanwhile, represents technological innovation and a determination to outsmart the country’s more powerful invader.
    — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 21 July 2026
  • But scientists are keeping track, often with the help of local residents who photograph and report lizard sightings, as the state works to trap the most dangerous invaders.
    — Rylan DiGiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026
Definition of invader
Noun
  • In some physical altercations, both residents were aggressors, while other fights were one-sided.
    — Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 July 2026
  • Coach Natalie Nakase said before the game her team still must do a better job of being the aggressor.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Definition of aggressor
Noun
  • Known as the Danegeld, it was collected to pay Viking raiders to leave England alone.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • For decades, tomb raiders have pillaged sites across the country, selling them on the black market.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
Definition of raider
Noun
  • The predator that found paradise Blue crabs swarmed quietly for decades around the Po Delta lagoons.
    — Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • At the same time, the bath shouldn’t be tucked so deeply into dense landscaping that predators can hide nearby.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 18 July 2026
Definition of predator
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