raider Synonyms
raider
n.
A person who makes raids
bandit, thief, robber, plunderer, looter, pillager, rifler, assaulter, highwayman, brigand, privateer, invader, commando, guerrilla, cavalryman, marauder, hijacker, cattle lifter, rustler, predator, wrecker, depredator, pirate, freebooter, holdup man, sharper, pilferer, poacher, viking, bushranger, spoiler, corsair, filibuster, picaroon, filcher, buccaneer, despoiler, sacker, abductor; see also criminal, pirate, robber.A vessel engaged in raiding
privateer, pirate ship, brigantine, corsair, submarine, U-boat, mosquito boat, torpedo boat; see also ship.
raider Finance Definition
An
individual or corporation that plans to take control of a company and fire
management. A raider buys shares to
obtain a controlling interest in the target company. The term was frequently
heard in the late 1980s, but its usage has dropped off. To alert companies of
potential raiders, anyone who holds 5 percent or more of the outstanding shares
in a company must report this fact to the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC).
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