raider
US/ˈɹeɪdɚ/
raider noun: one who engages in a raid; a plunderer.
Noun
raider (plural raiders)
- One who engages in a raid; a plunderer.
- Synonyms:
- buccaneer
- A person who takes or attempts to take control of a firm against the will of current management by purchasing a controlling interest of stock and acquiring proxies.
- A special forces operative; a commando.
- A warship which is light, maneuverable, and fast-moving.
- A warplane on an air raid.
- It was attacked by an evening raider while pulling a passenger train in a south-east coast area.1943 March and April, “Notes and News: Southern Locomotive Destroys Raider”, in Railway Magazine, page 119
- A law enforcement official who conducts a raid on a building in search for illicit goods.
- A person who uncovers evidence of improper behavior within governmental or private organizations.
Proper noun capitalized: Raider
Raider (plural Raiders)
- A surname from German.
raider meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
raider in Hindi
- रेडर, रेइडर
raider in Tamil
- நிறுமக் கைப்பற்றுநர், பாடிச் செல்பவர்
raider in Urdu
- چھاپہ مار
raider in Bengali
- রেইডার
More languagesFewer languages
- raider in Malayalam
- ആക്രമിക്കുന്നവൻ, കവർച്ചപ്പടയാളി
- raider in Punjabi
- ਰੇਡਰ
- raider in Gujarati
- રેઇડર, રેઈડર, રેડર
- raider in Odia
- ଚଢ଼ଉକାରୀ
- raider in Nepali
- रेडर, रेइडर
Examples of raider in a sentence
- There are therefore several different career paths that may be followed by a ram raider.
- However, ram raiders sharing similar roles will be likely to have similar criminal careers.
- Bandits, raiders, and pirates have plagued civilized peoples around the globe for millennia.
Synonyms of raider
Forms of raider
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | raiders |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Raiders |
Origin of raider
From raid + -er.
Variant of Reider.
Words formed from raider
Words that rhyme with raider
5 more rhymesFewer rhymes
Questions about raider
- What does raider mean?
- Raider means one who engages in a raid; a plunderer.
- What is raider in Hindi?
- Raider in Hindi is रेडर, रेइडर. See Raider meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is raider?
- Raider can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce raider?
- Raider is pronounced /ˈɹeɪdɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of raider?
- The plural of raider is raiders.
Words near raider in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: raider (page history and authors); Raider (page history and authors); raider (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); raider (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); raider (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); raider (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); raider (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); raider (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); raider (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); raider (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); raider (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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