Synonyms

raider

[rey-der]

raid·er

[rey-der]
noun
1.
a person or thing that raids.
2.
a commando, ranger, or the like, specially trained to participate in military raids.
3.
a light, fast warship, aircraft, etc., used in such a raid.
4.
a person who seizes control of a company, as by secretly buying stock and gathering proxies.
5.
Informal. a person who works within an organization for the purpose of gathering evidence of wrongdoing.

Origin:
1860–65; raid + -er1
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raid (reɪd)
 
n
1.  a sudden surprise attack: an air raid
2.  a surprise visit by police searching for criminals or illicit goods: a fraud-squad raid
 
vb
3.  to make a raid against (a person, thing, etc)
4.  to sneak into (a place) in order to take something, steal, etc: raiding the larder
 
[C15: Scottish dialect, from Old English rād military expedition; see road]
 
'raider
 
n

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