Synonyms of raider

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• invader
• attacker
• aggressor
• militant
• plunderer
• assailant
• pillager
• initiator
• ambusher
• hawk
• instigator
• combatant
• warmonger
• militarist
• jingoist
• belligerent
• war hawk
• ambuscader
• forayer
• jingo
• cobelligerent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defender
• pacifist
• dove
• peacemaker
• nonbelligerent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of raider

Viking Skulls Reveal the Ancient People Were Hardy, but Not Healthy Trading and Settlements During the Viking period, raiders and traders set sail, founding numerous trading hubs and settlements across Europe. —Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025

However, early resistance to the offer suggests an even more important factor that may foil the attempt of corporate raiders to remake the government in their image. —Christopher Wong Michaelson and Jennifer Tosti-Kharas, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025

British Navy personnel stationed in the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea had seen how fast Arab dhows secretly armed with a three-pounder gun and a machine gun successfully defeated pirates and slave raiders. —Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025

What a week to revive a musical comedy about corporate raiders sabotaging the public good. —Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025