: one that raids: such as
a
: a fast lightly armed ship operating against merchant shipping
b
: a soldier specially trained for close-range fighting
c
: one that attempts a usually hostile takeover of a business corporation
corporate raiders
Examples of raider in a Sentence
The village needs protection from enemy raiders.
Raiders had emptied the tomb of treasure.
He made his fortune as a corporate raider.
Recent Examples on the Web
But after her vault is invaded by raiders and her father Hank (Kyle MacLachlan) is kidnapped by Lee Moldaver — also known as the Flame Mother — she’s forced to brave the surface for the first time to find him.
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Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
At this point, the study noted, slave raiders from Peru forcibly removed one-third of the island’s population.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 14 Sep. 2024
Wall Street was churning out corporate raiders and bond traders, and the second-home market was taking off.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
The rabbi begins to play his flute and the raiders’ camels begin to dance to the music.
—Steve Hindy, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2015
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Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
At this point, the study noted, slave raiders from Peru forcibly removed one-third of the island’s population.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 14 Sep. 2024
Wall Street was churning out corporate raiders and bond traders, and the second-home market was taking off.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
The rabbi begins to play his flute and the raiders’ camels begin to dance to the music.
—Steve Hindy, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2015
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“Raider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raider. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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