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raider

noun
/ˈɹeɪdɚ/US

Etymology

Variant of Reider.

  1. derived from rād — “a riding, an expedition on horseback, road”
  2. derived from rade
  3. borrowed from raid
  4. suffixed as raider — “raid + er”

Definitions

  1. One who engages in a raid

    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…

    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 special forces operative; a commando.

  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. A warship which is light, maneuverable, and fast-moving.

    2. A warplane on an air raid.

      • It was attacked by an evening raider while pulling a passenger train in a south-east coast area.

    3. A law enforcement official who conducts a raid on a building in search for illicit goods.

    4. A person who uncovers evidence of improper behavior within governmental or private…

      A person who uncovers evidence of improper behavior within governmental or private organizations.

    5. A surname from German.

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Derived

commerce raider, corporate raider, Nader's raider, ram-raider, ram raider, Remington raider, Zoom raider

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at raider. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at raider. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at raider

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA