: 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.
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Prior to foreign hunters visiting Uruguay and providing a financial incentive to keep the birds’ populations healthy, ducks were often poisoned en masse because they were seen as little more than crop raiders.
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Chris Dorsey, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Raphael is a survivor of the Oct. 7, 2023 Nova Festival massacre in Israel, which was part of a surprise attack in which Hamas raiders murdered more than 1,200 Israelis and kidnapped 250 men, women and children.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 May 2025
The show chronicles the rise of one of history’s most famous Norse raiders, Erik Bloodaxe, and his formidable wife, Gunnhild.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 June 2025
Most of the sailors on the Laurel declined to join the rechristened raider’s crew.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
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Chris Dorsey, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Raphael is a survivor of the Oct. 7, 2023 Nova Festival massacre in Israel, which was part of a surprise attack in which Hamas raiders murdered more than 1,200 Israelis and kidnapped 250 men, women and children.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 May 2025
The show chronicles the rise of one of history’s most famous Norse raiders, Erik Bloodaxe, and his formidable wife, Gunnhild.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 June 2025
Most of the sailors on the Laurel declined to join the rechristened raider’s crew.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for raider
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“Raider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raider. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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