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
Positively identify invaders and take steps to get rid of them.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2025
Risking his life again, the director embeds with a Ukrainian platoon attempting to retake the minuscule town of Andriivka that had been seized by Russian invaders.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 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
In return, a lord provided his peasants with protection from bandits or invaders.
—Bobbi Sutherland, The Conversation, 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
Holly Williams reports on how the city mourns its heroes – praising their sons' courage, while channeling their grief into Ukraine's ongoing defense against Vladimir Putin's invaders.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
Shortly after the boat’s excavation in the early 1920s, extensive studies were carried out to determine where the invaders came from.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2025
Risking his life again, the director embeds with a Ukrainian platoon attempting to retake the minuscule town of Andriivka that had been seized by Russian invaders.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 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
In return, a lord provided his peasants with protection from bandits or invaders.
—Bobbi Sutherland, The Conversation, 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
Holly Williams reports on how the city mourns its heroes – praising their sons' courage, while channeling their grief into Ukraine's ongoing defense against Vladimir Putin's invaders.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
Shortly after the boat’s excavation in the early 1920s, extensive studies were carried out to determine where the invaders came from.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invader
Noun
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Millions couldn’t escape the raiders on the continent.—
Laurent Dubois,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Set two-hundred years after atomic armageddon, residents of Vault-Tec’s network of luxury fallout habitats begin to explore the radioactive territory outside their shelters and discover a nightmarish world of militant factions, irradiated creatures, vicious raiders, and feral monsters.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
16 Dec. 2025
Noun
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In November, an attacker shot two National Guard members from West Virginia near the White House.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Jan. 2026
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This one wasn’t without drama, as a resilient Czechia scored twice with the extra attacker in the last two minutes to pull within one, but an Ivar Stenberg empty-netter with eight seconds left sealed it.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Footage of the shooting has divided viewers, with finger-pointing over who was the aggressor and who was the victim.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Jan. 2026
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How tragic that today the United States' civilian leadership has again used the armed forces as an aggressor.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Invader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invader. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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