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
The raiders just went on a 7-0 run to take a 68-67 lead with under six minutes to play.
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
Idaho’s pest management programs traditionally deal with agrarian problems, like noxious weeds, or agricultural raiders like pocket gophers, marmots or voracious insects.
—Mark Dee
march 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
His comfortable life as a deacon’s son was disrupted at the age of 16 when he was captured and enslaved by Irish raiders, spending the next years as a shepherd on a remote, often freezing hillside.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
Inspectors roam elaborate tunnels used by tomb raiders and smugglers over different eras.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
Idaho’s pest management programs traditionally deal with agrarian problems, like noxious weeds, or agricultural raiders like pocket gophers, marmots or voracious insects.
—Mark Dee
march 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
His comfortable life as a deacon’s son was disrupted at the age of 16 when he was captured and enslaved by Irish raiders, spending the next years as a shepherd on a remote, often freezing hillside.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
Inspectors roam elaborate tunnels used by tomb raiders and smugglers over different eras.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raider
invader
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Foreign invaders, including the Iranian ruler Nadir Shah and the Afghan king Ahmad Shah Abdali (also called Ahmad Shah Durrani), routed the Mughals.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 Apr. 2026
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With some of the labels now calling the AI labs partners, the platforms have looked to posture themselves not as invaders but as music companies themselves.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Raider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raider. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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