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
Its campaign calling for the protection of American culture from invaders has raised eyebrows, and prompted accusations by the Southern Poverty Law Center's Hatewatch Project, of promoting a White, Christian nationalist agenda.
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NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
Teddy demands that Michelle take him and Don to her Andromedan leader in the hope of forcing the invaders to retreat.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Chapman believed the Gill-man was the good guy, simply protecting his home from invaders.
—Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
But when they were forced to retreat, harsh winter conditions, starvation and disease decimated the invaders.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2025
Most states also allow residents to use deadly force against a home invader even in the absence of a threat of death or serious bodily injury to the home occupants.
—Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
The invaders did not fire at the crowds of unarmed locals manning the makeshift barriers.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
As a conservative nationalist Takaichi’s elevation to prime minister could herald more strained ties with neighbors such as China and South Korea which both suffered at the hands of Japanese invaders and occupiers before and during World War II.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The heroic young girl Korero is descended from Aoteora (New Zealand) refugees, who are living on a sparse island that doesn’t draw attention from invaders.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
Teddy demands that Michelle take him and Don to her Andromedan leader in the hope of forcing the invaders to retreat.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Chapman believed the Gill-man was the good guy, simply protecting his home from invaders.
—Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
But when they were forced to retreat, harsh winter conditions, starvation and disease decimated the invaders.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2025
Most states also allow residents to use deadly force against a home invader even in the absence of a threat of death or serious bodily injury to the home occupants.
—Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
The invaders did not fire at the crowds of unarmed locals manning the makeshift barriers.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
As a conservative nationalist Takaichi’s elevation to prime minister could herald more strained ties with neighbors such as China and South Korea which both suffered at the hands of Japanese invaders and occupiers before and during World War II.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The heroic young girl Korero is descended from Aoteora (New Zealand) refugees, who are living on a sparse island that doesn’t draw attention from invaders.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 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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These programs harvest passwords, browser data and other sensitive information, sending it back to the attacker's command and control servers.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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There is no evidence of an attacker at the University of Virginia after a gunman was reported near a library on campus, according to an emergency alert from campus police.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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The pH-balanced formula is specially designed to shield hair from external aggressors—including pollution, sun damage, and heat tools.—
Mary Honkus,
Glamour,
29 Oct. 2025
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Allies in Latin America thus helped Kennedy keep the moral high ground and portray the Soviets as unwelcome aggressors.—
Time,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Invader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invader. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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