Synonyms of raiders

raiders

noun

plural of raider

as in invaders

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

• invaders
• attackers
• aggressors
• militants
• assailants
• plunderers
• ambushers
• pillagers
• hawks
• initiators
• instigators
• combatants
• militarists
• warmongers
• belligerents
• war hawks
• jingoists
• ambuscaders
• jingoes
• forayers
• cobelligerents

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defenders
• pacifists
• peacemakers
• doves
• nonbelligerents

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of raiders

Frank and Jesse James rode with them as the raiders killed 150 to 200 men and boys and burned down nearly every business on Massachusetts Street, as well as dozens of homes. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026

The preseason finale against the Atlanta Falcons is days away, roster cuts are next Sunday, and the season opener at the Las Vegas raiders is three weeks away. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026

Though the tomb raiders have been arrested, the total number of robberies is still unclear. — Rylan Digiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026

The raiders’ prisoners are saved by Titus, a young man on a mysterious quest of his own, but once Bria is freed from captivity, Titus leaves her to fend for herself in the wilderness. — Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026

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

Pumpkin’s lonely holiday ritual is interrupted by the arrival of a savage gang of raiders at her doorstep led by Thalia (Sossamon). — Brent Lang, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026