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raider

raider

29 5.1
A person who enters a place to steal things by force
  • noun
  • /ˈreɪdər/
translation icon : saqueador
  • During the conflict, the village suffered frequent attacks from raiders who plundered their supplies.
  • slave raiders
  • pirate raiders

They ambush in the first book a bunch of, you know, Raiders who are coming in a vast fleet.

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Examples

  • I will find these raiders.

  • "I saw you spear that raider down by the southern end of the herd."

    Fiction book (1990)
  • -The city raiders hit our farm.

  • - There are raiders everywhere.

  • Raiders never hit a ship this big before.

  • When I was a boy, my village was attacked by raiders from the northern plains.

  • We've had our share of trouble with the raiders trying to cut us off from the North.

  • Some terrible illness had come upon the raiders and was wiping them out.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • The raiders have become bold enough to attack Starforce itself.

  • Quantrill and his raiders headed straight for the center of town, with revolvers and rifles in hand.

    Academic text (2010)

Synonyms

robber
vsraider
186 1.0

A person who steals from others by using or threatening to hurt them

emphasizes entering places during war to seize property rather than personal robbery
bandit
vsraider
108 4.6

A person who steals from people or places, often using a weapon

is more specifically about entering locations during war to steal property
looter
vsraider
43 5.3

A person who steals things from shops and homes during riots or disasters

is specifically about entering places in war to take property by force
marauder
vsraider
  • NSFW
16 8.8

A person who attacks places to steal things

enters places during war specifically to seize property by force
brigand
vsraider
7 9.8

A person with a weapon who steals from travelers in remote areas

focuses on wartime entry to seize property rather than regional banditry
plunderer
vsraider
1 7.2

A person who steals things by force from places like shops or homes during war

focuses on entering a place during war to take property by force
sacker
vsraider
  • Archaic
1 9.5

A person who attacks a town or city and steals things

is more about entering during war with the aim to steal property
pillager
vsraider
1 8.1

A person who steals things from places like shops, often during war

highlights the act of entering locations in wartime to seize property
freebooter
vsraider
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A person who steals goods during war, often from villages or ships

is narrower, focusing on entering places during war to steal property
despoiler
vsraider
1 9.9

A person who steals valuable things by force, often during war

stresses invading places in war to seize property rather than just spoils
reiver
vsraider
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A person who raids and steals from farms and homes in old times

is the general wartime entering to seize property, not only historical use
sackman
vsraider
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who steals things from towns during war

means entering locations in war to take property by force
spoiler
vsraider
  • Archaic
9.5

A person who takes goods by force from people during war

describes entering places in war with the specific aim to take property

Antonyms

252 2.8

A person who protects someone or something from harm

129 2.8

A person who defends and cares for another person or thing

How Violent

marauder
  • NSFW
16 8.8
raider
29 5.1
plunderer
1 7.2
looter
43 5.3
thief
754 1.0

Surface Forms

raider singular
raiders plural

Morphology

raider = raid (transparent) = raid + er

Standard agentive formation: someone who performs a 'raid' is called a 'raider', which a B1 learner can derive from the base.

Etymology

Raider comes from the word raid, an old word for 'a ride' or surprise attack and is related to ride. Long ago, raiders would ride into towns to steal goods, so a raider today is someone who enters to take property by force.