RAIDER Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of raider Replacing one wealthy father for another in corporate raider Peltz apparently does just that, as Brand Beckham Peltz is now assured of celebrity and wealth without any unseemly promotional hustle. —

Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026 The Vikings were raiders, pirates, traders, explorers, and colonizers who traveled far beyond their homeland in Scandinavia between the 9th and 11 centuries. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026 All that maritime commerce also attracted its fair share of Viking raiders from Scandinavia. —

Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 Mar. 2026 Give me raiders of the lost past, any day, and forgive them their lack of footnotes. —

Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for raider

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invader

Noun

How to Identify a Carpenter Ant Various species of wood-excavating carpenter ants exist, but the most common home invader is the black carpenter ant (Camponotus pennsylvanicus).

— Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 May 2026
But that one rampaging invader unleashes enough destruction and mayhem for a whole army, hurling cars and trucks and motorcycles through the air like toys, tearing though buildings as if they were made of cardboard, and leaving the streets littered with bloodied corpses.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026