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raider

raider

14 5.7
A player who joins a planned group attack to defeat a strong enemy in a game
  • noun
  • /ˈreɪdər/
  • Jargon
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  • Raiding is thus a structure of care to which raiders are emotionally invested.

I went on a mission with one of my teams, one of my Raider teams, and my dude got, you know, one of my dog family's got shot in the fucking head.

Examples

  • There are several add-ons that provide raiders with knowledge of their environment so that they can raid better.

    Academic text (2010)

  • You need to maintain control and keep your raiders focused and effective.

    Blog text (19)

  • Oh, man, I would love to have seen how many raiders you took out.

    Young Hercules (1998)

  • Note also that the skill required to be a top raider is not a strategic or tactical skill.

    Blog text (32)

  • Both A and B are valuable raiders and guildies.

    Blog text (9)

  • However, World of Warcraft is 8 years old by now, and most raiders have been raiding for many years.

    Blog text (32)

  • Raiders and more casual players of World of Warcraft experience these environs as rich and immersive.

    Academic text (2010)

  • My topic is the lives of medium-core raiders in World of Warcraft, the most popular massively multiplayer online game in the United States.

    Academic text (2010)

  • In order to increase their effectiveness in raids, PA has made it mandatory that all raiders use an add-on called "Omen," which is a sort of threat meter.

    Academic text (2010)

  • In the online game, our guild's strongest raider led us to victory against the final boss.

Synonyms

marauder
vsraider
  • NSFW
16 8.8

A person who attacks places to steal things

joins organised online groups to defeat bosses for rewards
reaver
vsraider
  • Archaic
4 9.9

A person who attacks places to steal things, often in old stories

plays in organised online groups to defeat bosses for rewards
reiver
vsraider
  • Archaic
1 9.9

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

acts as a team member in online groups to defeat bosses for rewards

How Specialized

Special Forces
  • US
59 3.4
commando
70 7.2
raider
  • Jargon
14 5.7
soldier
∞ 1.1

Surface Forms

raider singular
raiders plural

Morphology

raider = raid (transparent) = raid + er

This is a regular agent noun formed from 'raid' + '-er', so the meaning 'one who raids' is straightforwardly compositional even in the gaming sense.

Etymology

Raider comes from the word raid, originally meaning 'a ride' or quick attack and related to ride. In games a raider is a player who joins an organised attack on a boss to get rewards, so the name keeps the idea of taking part in a focused, fast attack.