RAIDER Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of raider Replacing one wealthy father for another in corporate raider Peltz apparently does just that, as Brand Beckham Peltz is now assured of celebrity and wealth without any unseemly promotional hustle. —

Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026 The Vikings were raiders, pirates, traders, explorers, and colonizers who traveled far beyond their homeland in Scandinavia between the 9th and 11 centuries. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026 All that maritime commerce also attracted its fair share of Viking raiders from Scandinavia. —

Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 Mar. 2026 Give me raiders of the lost past, any day, and forgive them their lack of footnotes. —

Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for raider

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invader

Noun

By this point, the immune system still isn't creating antibodies that flag the invader for clearance by other cells.

— Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 2 June 2026
The sword serves as a warning to invaders, and there have been plenty over the centuries.

— Lori Rackl, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026