raiders
Those who pillage
Raiders are people who conduct raids—sudden attacks, typically to seize goods or cause damage.
The word suggests violence and speed: Viking raiders, corporate raiders who pursue hostile takeovers, or teams that raid opponents' territory in games.
Raiders swept through the village at dawn.
The Oakland Raiders were a professional football team known for their outlaw image.
Those who defeat and dominate
- maraudersRoving plunderers
- armiesOrganized military forces
- assaultViolent offensive act
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
incursion · warfare · pillage · occupation · troops · enemies · hostile · campaign
Those who steal during chaos
- burglarsThose who illegally enter
- thievesThose who commit larceny
- robbersThose who steal forcibly
- banditsArmed robbers, often roving
brigands · heisters · muggers · plunderers · heist · burglary · thievery · loot
Caribbean sea raiders
- corsairsSeafaring plunderers
- privateersLicensed wartime ship raiders
- swashbucklersFlamboyant adventurous swordsmen
- BlackbeardFamous Caribbean buccaneer
galleon · Jolly Roger · cutlass · plunder · treasure · Caribbean · marooned · seadog
Pro football organization
- OaklandEast Bay California city
- Las VegasNevada's gambling capital
- footballField sport with goals
- gridironBarred frame for broiling
touchdown · quarterback · Super Bowl · tailgate · playoffs · draft · stadium · jersey
Those who venture unfamiliar lands
- treasure huntersThose pursuing hidden valuables
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- questSeeking journey for something
relic · archaeologists · discovery · dungeon · Lara Croft · Indiana Jones · lost city · ancient
conquerors
Those who defeat and dominate
siege · incursion · warfare · pillage · occupation · troops · enemies · hostile · campaign · barbarians
looters
Those who steal during chaos
bandits · brigands · heisters · muggers · plunderers · heist · burglary · thievery · loot · swag
buccaneers
Caribbean sea raiders
- corsairsSeafaring plunderers
- privateersLicensed wartime ship raiders
- swashbucklersFlamboyant adventurous swordsmen
Blackbeard · galleon · Jolly Roger · cutlass · plunder · treasure · Caribbean · marooned · seadog · sailing
NFL
Pro football organization
gridiron · touchdown · quarterback · Super Bowl · tailgate · playoffs · draft · stadium · jersey · helmets
explorers
Those who venture unfamiliar lands
- treasure huntersThose pursuing hidden valuables
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
quest · relic · archaeologists · discovery · dungeon · Lara Croft · Indiana Jones · lost city · ancient · temple
- VikingsViking, longships, longship, Norse settlers, Norse
- invadersmarauders, pillagers, plunderers, hordes, Huns
- Viking AgeVikings, longships, Odin, Norse settlers, Thor
- raidersmarauders, pillagers, plunderers, looters, ravagers
- Piratespirate, buccaneer, corsair, corsairs, privateers
- Post-Apocalypsewasteland, fallout, survivors, apocalypse, collapse
raidersdefenders
Those who shield others
protectors · guardians · sentries · sentinels · garrison
raiderscustodians
Those entrusted with care
keepers · stewards · preservers · caretakers · conservators
raiderspolice
Civil law enforcement
authorities · militia · regulars · constabulary · deputies
- Oakland RaidersFormer California football team
- Las Vegas RaidersNevada's NFL franchise
- Tomb RaiderPlunderer of ancient burial sites
- corporate raidersHostile acquisition specialists
- sea raiderNaval attacker, plunderer
- Viking raidersMedieval Scandinavian coastal attackers