raider

[ rey-der ]

/ ˈreɪ dər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR raider ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a person or thing that raids.

a commando, ranger, or the like, specially trained to participate in military raids.

a light, fast warship, aircraft, etc., used in such a raid.

a person who seizes control of a company, as by secretly buying stock and gathering proxies.

Informal. a person who works within an organization for the purpose of gathering evidence of wrongdoing.

Origin of raider

First recorded in 1860–65; raid + -er¹

Words nearby raider

Rahway, rai, raia, Raiatea, raid, raider, rail, railage, rail anchor, rail bead, railbird

Example sentences from the Web for raider

He seemed to have known from the first that the Raider would run that way.
Andersonville, Volume 2|John McElroy
For a few seconds the German raider continued to roar eastward.
Dave Dawson with the R.A.F|R. Sidney Bowen
Dermot had taken from his pocket the cord that he had cut from the corpse of the second raider and laid it on the table.
The Elephant God|Gordon Casserly
The boy, to tell the truth, did not feel any fear of being "pinked" by a raider's bullet.
The Boy Scouts On The Range|Lieut. Howard Payson

Early in September we first heard of the famous German raider the Emden.
The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10)|James Edward Parrott

单词	raider
释义	raider [ rey-der ] / ˈreɪ dər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR raider ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person or thing that raids. a commando, ranger, or the like, specially trained to participate in military raids. a light, fast warship, aircraft, etc., used in such a raid. a person who seizes control of a company, as by secretly buying stock and gathering proxies. Informal. a person who works within an organization for the purpose of gathering evidence of wrongdoing. Origin of raider First recorded in 1860–65; raid + -er¹ Words nearby raider Rahway, rai, raia, Raiatea, raid, raider, rail, railage, rail anchor, rail bead, railbird Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for raider He seemed to have known from the first that the Raider would run that way. Andersonville, Volume 2\|John McElroy For a few seconds the German raider continued to roar eastward. Dave Dawson with the R.A.F\|R. Sidney Bowen Dermot had taken from his pocket the cord that he had cut from the corpse of the second raider and laid it on the table. The Elephant God\|Gordon Casserly The boy, to tell the truth, did not feel any fear of being "pinked" by a raider's bullet. The Boy Scouts On The Range\|Lieut. Howard Payson Early in September we first heard of the famous German raider the Emden. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10)\|James Edward Parrott Words related to raider pirate, bandit, privateer, looter, plunderer, hijacker, buccaneer, marauder, highwayman, pilferer, pillager, freebooter, rustler
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raider

noun

Origin of raider

Words nearby raider

Example sentences from the Web for raider

Words related to raider