as in raider
one that starts armed conflict against another especially without reasonable cause
vigilant defenders at the border were quick to repel the invaders
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Noun
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Developed by Raytheon Technologies, it's designed to launch from not only the B-52, but the new B-21 raider bomber.—
David Szondy
June 12,
New Atlas,
12 June 2025 -
Set some 1,500 years ago, the drama revolves around a disgraced warrior who redeems himself by defending the holy city of Mecca from foreign raiders.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
11 June 2025
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Edmonton tied the game 6:33 into the frame on a Mattias Ekholm shot from the left circle and became the aggressors the rest of the way.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2025
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Helmets off to the Ukrainians for giving the Russian aggressors a humiliating black eye and the loss of $7 billion in military hardware using 117 relatively cheap drones.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2025
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“Invader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invader. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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