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raider

[ rey-der ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that raids.
  2. a commando, ranger, or the like, specially trained to participate in military raids.
  3. a light, fast warship, aircraft, etc., used in such a raid.
  4. a person who seizes control of a company, as by secretly buying stock and gathering proxies.
  5. Informal. a person who works within an organization for the purpose of gathering evidence of wrongdoing.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of raider1

First recorded in 1860–65; raid + -er 1
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Then there were the infamous Hatton Garden raiders, humorously dubbed "Dad's Army" due to their advanced ages.

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After all, it said: "It is a little unusual for raiders to come up through the floor."

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One raider said, “I knew it,†under his breath.

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He mentioned a campaign 40 years ago, when “corporate raiders†tried to take over the company after more than a decade of struggles following co-founder Roy O. Disney’s death.

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Mr. Netanyahu has publicly rejected Hamas’s latest offer for a pause in fighting that would open the way for the release of the hostages seized when Hamas-led raiders attacked Israel on Oct.

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