raider

See also: Raider

English

Etymology

From raid +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹeɪdɚ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -eɪdə(ɹ)

Noun

raider (plural raiders)

1. One who engages in a raid; a plunderer.
2. (business) 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.
3. (military) A special forces operative; a commando.
4. (military, naval) A warship which is light, maneuverable, and fast-moving.
5. A warplane on an air raid.
   • 1943 March and April, “Notes and News: Southern Locomotive Destroys Raider”, in Railway Magazine, page 119:

     It was attacked by an evening raider while pulling a passenger train in a south-east coast area.

6. A law enforcement official who conducts a raid on a building in search for illicit goods.
7. (informal) A person who uncovers evidence of improper behavior within governmental or private organizations.

Synonyms

• (plunderer): buccaneer, corsair, freebooter, pirate, see also Thesaurus:pirate
• (person who uncovers evidence of improper behavior): muckraker, activist

Derived terms

• commerce raider
• corporate raider
• Nader's raider
• ram-raider
• ram raider
• Remington raider
• Zoom raider

 

Translations

one who engages in a raid

• Armenian: ասպատակ (hy) (aspatak)
• Czech: nájezdník (cs) m
• Finnish: kaappari (fi), ryöstäjä (fi)
• Italian: bandito (it)
• Latin: praedator
• Macedonian: у́паѓач m (úpaǵač), упа́ѓачка f (upáǵačka)
• Maori: kaipāhua
• Polish: łupieżca m, grabieżca (pl) m
• Russian: налётчик (ru) m (naljótčik), налётчица (ru) f (naljótčica)
• Slovak: nájazdník m
• Spanish: asaltante m or f, saqueador (es) m, expoliador (es) m, cateador (es) m, allanador (es) m

business: person who takes control of a firm against the will of management

• Finnish: valtaaja (fi)
• Russian: налётчик (ru) m (naljótčik), налётчица (ru) f (naljótčica), ре́йдер (ru) m (réjdɛr)

military: special forces operative

naval: light maneuverable and fast warship, used in raiding

• Hebrew: אֳנִיַּת שֹׁד (he) f (oniyat shod)

person who uncovers evidence of improper behavior

• Finnish: ilmiantaja (fi)

Anagrams

• arider, arride