invade
verb (used with object)
to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent.
invader
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a word derived from
invade.
Example Sentences
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Some 400 years ago, a six-legged invader disembarked on the coast of Spanish Florida and began making its way across North America.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
The heath-star moss sends out spores far and wide and reproduces quickly, making it a successful invader.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
It wasn’t his first encounter with a beast that has become the Heartland’s most vicious invader.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
On the other hand, with no superpower invader to repel, it seems logical that Argentina’s debt should trade tighter than Ukraine’s, eventually.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2025
This second invader, who was having some difficulty climbing over the wire at the top of the fence, had a strangely angular look about him.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
