What is another word for raiders?

Pronunciation: [ɹˈe͡ɪdəz] (IPA)

"Raiders" refers to a group of individuals who engage in stealing or plundering. Synonyms for this word include "bandits," "robbers," "thieves," and "pirates." These individuals are often considered lawless and operate outside of societal norms. Other synonyms include "looters," "pillage," "plunderers," and "marauders." The term "raiders" can also be associated with sports teams who are known for their aggressive play style, in which case other synonyms include "warriors," "fighters," "gladiators," and "champions." Regardless of the context, "raiders" carries a connotation of forceful entry and taking what does not belong to them.

What are the hypernyms for Raiders?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Raiders

They took a path which led into the woods, and walked cautiously for fear some of the raiders might be lurking about.
"Two Little Confederates"
Thomas Nelson Page
She used to ride all over the county to secure the supplies which were necessary for their support; one of the boys usually being her escort and riding behind her on one of the old mules that the raiders had left.
"Two Little Confederates"
Thomas Nelson Page
He was in too great a hurry to stop and get something to eat, and he rode off, leaving much excitement behind him; for Greenbay was only eight miles away, and Oakland lay right between two roads to Richmond, down one or the other of which the party of raiders must certainly pass.
"Two Little Confederates"
Thomas Nelson Page

Famous quotes with Raiders

  • When the next year the raiders returned and landed near Jarrow they were stoutly attacked while harassed by bad weather. Many were killed. Their "king" was captured and put to a cruel death, and the fugitives carried so grim a tale back to Denmark that for forty years the English coasts were unravaged.
    Winston Churchill
  • He wondered at the presence of these raiders, for this country lay far to the south of the districts usually frequented by the Moslems. But avarice can drive men far, as the Englishmen knew. He had dealt with these gentry of old. Even as he watched, old scars burned in his back--scars made by Moslem whips in a Turkish galley. And deeper still burned Kane's unquenchable hate.
    Robert E. Howard
  • 'Where will you go from here?' he asked. Chellin shrugged. 'Who knows? North again. Maybe not. I'm tired of this life, Kiall. I may head south, to Drenai land. Buy a farm, raise a family.' 'And have raiders descend on you to steal your daughters?' Chellin nodded and sighed. 'Yes. Like all dreams, it doesn't bear close examination [...]'
    David Gemmell
  • England rose before our eyes; the island girdled by the stormy waters in which all the continents of the globe are laved. In that sea-girt isle, the ocean holds sway. The cold and clear gaze of the watery element is reflected in the eyes of the inhabitants. Every one of the dwellers in that land is one of the sea-folk, is himself an island. The storms and dangers of the sea have left their mark, and live on to-day in these English, whose ancestors for centuries were vikings and sea-raiders. Now peace broods over the isle. But the dwellers therein, used to storms, crave for the lie of the sea with its daily perils. When it is denied them, they create its stormy likeness for themselves in blood-sports. They build wooden lists for beast-baiting. The voluptuous horror of the spectators is stimulated in bestial fashion by watching cock-fights or by looking on while bears are torn by dogs. Soon here is a demand for a loftier tension of the senses, such as can be derived from the spectacle of heroic human conflicts. Thus there grows out of the medieval religious mysteries, the great drama of human effort, in which the adventures and the voyages of earlier days are depicted - voyages no longer sailed on a real sea, but on the inner sea of man's feelings. A new infinity, another ocean with spring tides of passion and an uprush of the spirit; a determination to steer a course through the waters on which heretofore they were driven at the mercy of winds and waves - such are the new longings of the late-born and vigorous Anglo-Saxon race. Such is the origin of the Elizabethan drama.
    Stefan Zweig

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