as in raider
one that starts armed conflict against another especially without reasonable cause
vigilant defenders at the border were quick to repel the invaders
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Recent Examples of invader
An antibody is essentially a microscopic security tag produced by the immune system that can stick to invaders.
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Kwesi Akonu Adom Mensah Forson, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
The series is set at Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska, one of the world’s busiest cargo airports, where staff have to navigate wild weather emergency landings, and animal invaders to do their job.
—Peter White, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
His 6-foot-9, 220-pound frame is a deterrent to would-be lane invaders and the avoidance was clear against Louisiana.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
The invaders left with the dog and another unidentified item or items, according to Lefebvre.
—Jack Perry, The Providence Journal, 13 Jan. 2026
Positively identify invaders and take steps to get rid of them.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2025
This smart little Twilight Zone riff stars Kaitlyn Dever as a young woman who is under siege in her isolated country home by a group of alien invaders.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
Of course, Jake is riding the Toruk, thus becoming the Toruk Makto, who can bring the Na'vi peoples together against the human invaders.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
One hope for turning back the invaders lies in a plan to alter the habitat where they were first discovered in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area’s portion of the river.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Kwesi Akonu Adom Mensah Forson, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
The series is set at Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska, one of the world’s busiest cargo airports, where staff have to navigate wild weather emergency landings, and animal invaders to do their job.
—Peter White, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
His 6-foot-9, 220-pound frame is a deterrent to would-be lane invaders and the avoidance was clear against Louisiana.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
The invaders left with the dog and another unidentified item or items, according to Lefebvre.
—Jack Perry, The Providence Journal, 13 Jan. 2026
Positively identify invaders and take steps to get rid of them.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2025
This smart little Twilight Zone riff stars Kaitlyn Dever as a young woman who is under siege in her isolated country home by a group of alien invaders.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
Of course, Jake is riding the Toruk, thus becoming the Toruk Makto, who can bring the Na'vi peoples together against the human invaders.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
One hope for turning back the invaders lies in a plan to alter the habitat where they were first discovered in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area’s portion of the river.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invader
Noun
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February has a larger update, Shrouded Sky, which introduces a new map condition, ARC threat, player project, raider deck, expedition window and a map update.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Nor did their eyes shed tears over the burning library that raiders furnished with the ashes of seven thousand books, which the novelist Mamdouh Azzam had collected over fifty years inside his house in Suwayda.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But security analysts quickly warned that WebKit vulnerabilities are especially dangerous, and will leak out to less sophisticated attackers.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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When access tokens live too long, attackers do not need to break in again.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Although government officials have claimed that Good and Pretti were both aggressors in their altercations, footage captured by bystanders appeared to contradict those claims.—
Malia Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Its task was to intercept and engage a human-piloted aggressor aircraft.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Invader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invader. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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