Synonyms of raider

raider

noun

ˈrā-dər 

as in invader

one that starts armed conflict against another especially without reasonable cause

villagers lived in constant fear of the raiders, who captured their women and children and sold them into slavery

Synonyms & Similar Words

• invader
• attacker
• aggressor
• militant
• plunderer
• assailant
• pillager
• initiator
• ambusher
• hawk
• instigator
• combatant
• warmonger
• militarist
• jingoist
• belligerent
• war hawk
• ambuscader
• forayer
• jingo
• cobelligerent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defender
• pacifist
• dove
• peacemaker
• nonbelligerent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of raider

Known as the Danegeld, it was collected to pay Viking raiders to leave England alone. — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

For decades, tomb raiders have pillaged sites across the country, selling them on the black market. — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 19 June 2026

The alpha heroes of 1980s romances—ranch owners, corporate raiders, anyone played by Michael Douglas—tended to be emotionally constipated anti-feminists intent on dominating the opposite sex by using testosterone and wads of cash. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026

In 1983, corporate raider Carl Icahn wanted to buy oil giant Phillips 66 but didn’t have the money. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 6 May 2026