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
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
The T-cells also help the immune system calm down after fighting a foreign invader, so it doesn’t continue on overdrive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025
But Verrelli believes that if we can't exactly determine who counts as an invader, we also can't really say what's being invaded.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2025
One tiny mouse an invader overrunning the whole school all by himself?
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
