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
In a recent interview with Fox News host Maria Bartiromo, White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller said that the raiders themselves were trying to cover up evidence of their own wrongdoing.
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Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
To determine the importance of genes in body size and caste organization, the researchers examined clonal raider ants.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2025
The raiders—including pirates Olivier Levasseur and John Taylor—sailed the Nossa Senhora do Cabo roughly 400 miles west toward Île Sainte-Marie.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2025
Bandits, raiders, and more monsters crawl the barren landscape.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 July 2025
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Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
To determine the importance of genes in body size and caste organization, the researchers examined clonal raider ants.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2025
The raiders—including pirates Olivier Levasseur and John Taylor—sailed the Nossa Senhora do Cabo roughly 400 miles west toward Île Sainte-Marie.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2025
Bandits, raiders, and more monsters crawl the barren landscape.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raider
invader
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The strongest warriors slept in the rooms closest to the doors to protect the community from invaders.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Yet we are also invited to see the Trojans, not the native Italians, as the eastern, luxury-loving imperialist invaders who oppress a noble rustic people.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Raider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raider. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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