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
Your immune system sees those proteins as invaders and releases histamines to fight them off.
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Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The best way to get ahead of the invaders is to apply a pre-emergent product before winter weed seeds germinate.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
The innate immune system acts as the body’s first line of defense, responding quickly and non-specifically to invaders using cells that release inflammatory signals.
—New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2025
Their work explains how immune cells, particularly T-cells, can distinguish between the body’s own tissues and harmful invaders.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
At the same time, Hanna is cutting his teeth as a rising star in the Chicago Police Department chasing an ultraviolent gang of home invaders.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
Today, those invaders have been cleared, and more than 100,000 native saplings have grown into a lush forest cover that’s now home to sunbirds, bulbuls, geckos and chameleons.
—Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
Quagga mussels and golden mussels, fingernail-sized invaders infesting California waterways, clog the water pumps and pipes responsible for distributing water to millions of people and vast stretches of farmland.
—Pam Marrone, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
All this from a man who once said Ukraine should cede land to its invader and rolled out the red carpet for Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The best way to get ahead of the invaders is to apply a pre-emergent product before winter weed seeds germinate.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
The innate immune system acts as the body’s first line of defense, responding quickly and non-specifically to invaders using cells that release inflammatory signals.
—New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2025
Their work explains how immune cells, particularly T-cells, can distinguish between the body’s own tissues and harmful invaders.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
At the same time, Hanna is cutting his teeth as a rising star in the Chicago Police Department chasing an ultraviolent gang of home invaders.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
Today, those invaders have been cleared, and more than 100,000 native saplings have grown into a lush forest cover that’s now home to sunbirds, bulbuls, geckos and chameleons.
—Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
Quagga mussels and golden mussels, fingernail-sized invaders infesting California waterways, clog the water pumps and pipes responsible for distributing water to millions of people and vast stretches of farmland.
—Pam Marrone, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
All this from a man who once said Ukraine should cede land to its invader and rolled out the red carpet for Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invader
Noun
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Its namesake, cattleman Oliver Loving, was shot by a band of raiders during a cattle drive in 1866, and died of shock a few days later after a doctor didn’t amputate his gangrenous arm.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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All of them have been broken into by raiders over the centuries, their walls smashed or lids prised off despite once being locked shut with metal clasps.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Police confirmed the attacker died at the scene.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Here’s where the attacker, whose name is Mike Santini, goes from Ron’s biggest threat to his only true ally.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Her defense argued that Owens had been the aggressor in the dispute and cited Lorincz’ mental health.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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The offensive line, which was a major question mark coming into the season, was the aggressor all night and kept the Wolverines on their heels.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Invader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invader. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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