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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Noun
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Since the 1990s, the corporate raider has owned a beachfront home off Lily Pond Lane, one of the most expensive streets in East Hampton.—
Andrew Rice,
Curbed,
26 June 2025 -
The area had long been a refuge for the Nuba, many of whom are descendants of people who were pushed out of other parts of Sudan by Arab raiders.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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If Donald Trump finally learns to distinguish the aggressor from the victim—or at least realizes that Putin has been playing him—the U.S. president could support Ukraine in earnest without worrying much about China expanding its assistance to Russia.—
Leon Aron,
The Atlantic,
29 June 2025
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Iran is the aggressor and continues to contravene the laws of war.—
Steven Katz,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2025
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“Invader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invader. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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