Raider
Silver-and-black player
A raider is someone who makes a sudden attack to seize or steal something.
Raiders historically were warriors who struck quickly and retreated—Vikings raiding coastal villages, cavalry raiding supply lines.
The term extends to corporate raiders who acquire companies through hostile takeovers, and to sports teams: The Raiders play Sunday.
To raid is to conduct such an attack: Police raided the warehouse.
One who enters aggressively
- marauderOne who raids for loot
- pillagerOne who ransacks
- plundererOne who loots
- attackerOne who strikes first
Viking · barbarian · conqueror · warrior · assault · ambush · siege · loot
Caribbean colonial-era pirate
- privateerAuthorized civilian warship
- corsairPirate or pirate ship
- swashbucklerDaring, flamboyant swordsman
- plunderGoods seized violently
treasure · ship · galleon · boarding · cutlass · Blackbeard · Caribbean · smuggler
Underground chamber for remains
- dungeonSubterranean prison chamber
- lootStolen valuables
- questSeeking journey for something
- adventurerOne pursuing exciting exploits
explorer · treasure hunter · Lara Croft · artifact · relic · puzzle · vault · temple
East Bay California city
- footballField sport with goals
- NFLPro football organization
- Las VegasNevada's gambling capital
- silverLustrous white precious metal
black · touchdown · quarterback · linebacker · gridiron · tailgate · rivalry · stadium
Assuming command of something
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- shareholderEquity owner in corporation
- buyoutPurchase of controlling interest
investor · Wall Street · stock · leveraged · greenmail · proxy · vulture · arbitrage
invader
One who enters aggressively
attacker · Viking · barbarian · conqueror · warrior · assault · ambush · siege · loot · spoils
buccaneer
Caribbean colonial-era pirate
- privateerAuthorized civilian warship
- corsairPirate or pirate ship
- swashbucklerDaring, flamboyant swordsman
plunder · treasure · ship · galleon · boarding · cutlass · Blackbeard · Caribbean · smuggler · booty
tomb
Underground chamber for remains
adventurer · explorer · treasure hunter · Lara Croft · artifact · relic · puzzle · vault · temple · crypt
Oakland
East Bay California city
silver · black · touchdown · quarterback · linebacker · gridiron · tailgate · rivalry · stadium · offense
takeover
Assuming command of something
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- shareholderEquity owner in corporation
buyout · investor · Wall Street · stock · leveraged · greenmail · proxy · vulture · arbitrage · boardroom
- MitsubishiMirage, Triton, Colt, Endeavor, Challenger
- Norse RoyaltyHarald Hardrada, Abel, Queen Mary, Frederick, Christian
Raidersheriff
County's chief officer
lawman · marshal · constable · peacekeeper · law enforcer
- air raidAerial military attack
- Oakland RaidersFormer California football team
- Las Vegas RaidersNevada's NFL franchise
- air raid sirenWarning horn for bombings
- air-raid sheltersStructures protecting against bombings
- raiding partiesGroups conducting sudden attacks