as in raider
one that starts armed conflict against another especially without reasonable cause
vigilant defenders at the border were quick to repel the invaders
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Recent Examples of invader
The invaders did not fire at the crowds of unarmed locals manning the makeshift barriers.
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Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
As a conservative nationalist Takaichi’s elevation to prime minister could herald more strained ties with neighbors such as China and South Korea which both suffered at the hands of Japanese invaders and occupiers before and during World War II.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The heroic young girl Korero is descended from Aoteora (New Zealand) refugees, who are living on a sparse island that doesn’t draw attention from invaders.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
After all, sometimes, an ecosystem can adjust to invaders.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
Immunotherapy drugs work by boosting the immune system’s ability to fight cancer, often by enhancing the power of immune cells called T cells, which attack invaders, or by making tumors easier for T cells to find.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025
Your immune system sees those proteins as invaders and releases histamines to fight them off.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The best way to get ahead of the invaders is to apply a pre-emergent product before winter weed seeds germinate.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
The innate immune system acts as the body’s first line of defense, responding quickly and non-specifically to invaders using cells that release inflammatory signals.
—New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2025
Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
As a conservative nationalist Takaichi’s elevation to prime minister could herald more strained ties with neighbors such as China and South Korea which both suffered at the hands of Japanese invaders and occupiers before and during World War II.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The heroic young girl Korero is descended from Aoteora (New Zealand) refugees, who are living on a sparse island that doesn’t draw attention from invaders.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
After all, sometimes, an ecosystem can adjust to invaders.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
Immunotherapy drugs work by boosting the immune system’s ability to fight cancer, often by enhancing the power of immune cells called T cells, which attack invaders, or by making tumors easier for T cells to find.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025
Your immune system sees those proteins as invaders and releases histamines to fight them off.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The best way to get ahead of the invaders is to apply a pre-emergent product before winter weed seeds germinate.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
The innate immune system acts as the body’s first line of defense, responding quickly and non-specifically to invaders using cells that release inflammatory signals.
—New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invader
Noun
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Its namesake, cattleman Oliver Loving, was shot by a band of raiders during a cattle drive in 1866, and died of shock a few days later after a doctor didn’t amputate his gangrenous arm.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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All of them have been broken into by raiders over the centuries, their walls smashed or lids prised off despite once being locked shut with metal clasps.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Reducing your digital footprint limits the amount of information that phishing attackers can use to make fake emails look convincing.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Yamal is an impact attacker at just 18 years old, and Pedri is a top midfielder at 22.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Some potential aggressors, like North Korea, will hint at violence but stop short of openly declaring an intent to strike.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Oct. 2025
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However, the doctrine does not apply if the person asserting self-defense was the initial aggressor.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Invader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invader. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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