raider
See also: Raider
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹeɪdɚ/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪdə(ɹ)
Noun
raider (plural raiders)
- One who engages in a raid; a plunderer.
- (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.
- (military) A special forces operative; a commando.
- (military, naval) A warship which is light, maneuverable, and fast-moving.
- 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.
- A law enforcement official who conducts a raid on a building in search for illicit goods.
- (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
Translations
one who engages in a raid
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business: person who takes control of a firm against the will of management
military: special forces operative
person who uncovers evidence of improper behavior
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