raider
/ˈɹeɪdɚ/
noun 5name 1
Collocations
2ADJ.
corporate
RAIDER + NOUN
history
Definitions
noun
1
One who engages in a raid; a plunderer.
2
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.
3
A special forces operative; a commando.
4
A warship which is light, maneuverable, and fast-moving.
5
A warplane on an air raid.
It was attacked by an evening raider while pulling a passenger train in a south-east coast area.
name
1
A surname from German.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
- plunderer
- pillager
- looter
- spoiler
- despoiler
- freebooter
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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It was attacked by an evening raider while pulling a passenger train in a south-east coast area.
Wiktionary02
The corporate raider had a history of running companies into the ground.
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