raider

[US]/ˈreidə/
[UK]/'redɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. attacker; intruder; aggressive invader.

Phrases & Collocations

raider group

raider attack

Example Sentences

The raiders hit at dawn.

the Raiders quarterback is one tough hombre.

The raiders attacked two power stations.

the raider then bound and gagged Mr Glenn.

two raiders broke into his home.

the raiders tried to disable the alarm system.

the raiders fed the guard dog to keep it quiet.

a masked raider held up the post office.

the raiders stampeded 200 mules.

a masked raider wielding a handgun.

The raiders disguised themselves as security guards.

The Red Raiders and Sooners are part of a three-way tie with Texas atop the Big 12 South at 6 and 1, with one game remaining.

The series began in 1981 with "Raiders of the lost Ark," followed by "Indianan Jones and the Temple of Doom" in 1984.

The rusted and ironbound proto-drake rewards for the normal and heroic Glory of the Ulduar Raider meta achievements will be removed at a future date.

Real-world Examples

Farmers try to ward off the raiders with drums, firecrackers, electrified fences, even poison.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American October 2021 Compilation

Chancellorsville might be a more important victory but the capture of Streight's raiders made the Yankees positively ridiculous.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Raiders attacked the hospital, I barely got you outta there.

Source: Actor Dialogue (Bilingual Selection)

Spain has issued international arrest warrants for the embassy raiders.

Source: NPR News April 2019 Collection

For wildling raiders, he thought. Like us. Like me.

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

Our colony retaliates, but new waves of raiders from even further away overwhelm the workers.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

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

Source: The Legend of Merlin

Our home was sacked by raiders, we barely escaped with what few possession we could carry.

Source: The Legend of Merlin

In that time, it's suffered the indignities of tomb raiders and gunpowder-toting archaeologists, a la Indiana Jones.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds March 2018 Compilation

Three hostages were sons of Alfyn Crowkiller, an infamous raider slain by Qhorin Halfhand. Or so Tormund insisted.

Source: A Dance with Dragons: The Song of Ice and Fire (Bilingual Chinese-English)

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