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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But after her vault is invaded by raiders and her father Hank (Kyle MacLachlan) is kidnapped by Lee Moldaver — also known as the Flame Mother — she’s forced to brave the surface for the first time to find him.
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Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
At this point, the study noted, slave raiders from Peru forcibly removed one-third of the island’s population.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 14 Sep. 2024
Wall Street was churning out corporate raiders and bond traders, and the second-home market was taking off.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
The rabbi begins to play his flute and the raiders’ camels begin to dance to the music.
—Steve Hindy, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2015
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Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
At this point, the study noted, slave raiders from Peru forcibly removed one-third of the island’s population.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 14 Sep. 2024
Wall Street was churning out corporate raiders and bond traders, and the second-home market was taking off.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
The rabbi begins to play his flute and the raiders’ camels begin to dance to the music.
—Steve Hindy, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2015
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“Raider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raider. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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