raider synonyms

raider

n.

  1. 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.

  2. A vessel engaged in raiding

    privateer, pirate ship, brigantine, corsair, submarine, U-boat, mosquito boat, torpedo boat; see also ship.

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