raider
Americannoun
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a person or thing that raids.
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a commando, ranger, or the like, specially trained to participate in military raids.
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a light, fast warship, aircraft, etc., used in such a raid.
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a person who seizes control of a company, as by secretly buying stock and gathering proxies.
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Informal. a person who works within an organization for the purpose of gathering evidence of wrongdoing.
Etymology
Origin of raider
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Which is why Mendoza spent recent weeks finding ways to practice like a Las Vegas Raider before he officially became a Raider.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
"Tomb Raider" star Lara Croft will be crafted in Unreal Engine in her upcoming fresh adventures too, said Scot Amos, director of the Crystal Dynamics studio.
From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026
A remake of the original Tomb Raider game had also been leaked, but the announcement of a second, brand new entry starring Lara Croft came as a surprise.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
And Northrop Grumman, maker of the B-21 Raider bomber and Sentinel ICBM, two legs of America’s “modernized” nuclear triad, has seen its shares increase by more than 1,400%.
From Salon • Aug. 10, 2025
Colonel Liversedge, who founded the Third Raider Battalion, spoke about the long tradition of our Marine Corps.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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