NOUN | person | raider, plunderer, pillager, looter, spoiler, despoiler, freebooter | someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) |
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group | raider | a corporate investor who intends to take over a company by buying a controlling interest in its stock and installing new management |
Sounds | rey'der | |
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Rhymes | adder ... Zealander: 203 rhymes with der... |
Meaning | someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war). | |
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Synonyms | plunderer, pillager, looter, spoiler, despoiler, freebooter | |
Category | war, warfare | The waging of armed conflict against an enemy / enemy |
Narrower | pirate, buccaneer, sea robber, sea rover | someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation |
Broader | thief, stealer | A criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it |
Spanish | asaltante, filibustero, saqueador | |
Catalan | assaltant, saquejador | |
Verbs | raid | enter someone else's territory and take spoils |
Meaning | A corporate investor who intends to take over a company by buying a controlling interest in its stock and installing new management. | |
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Broader | corporate investor | A company that invests in (acquires control of) other companies |
Spanish | especulador, tiburón | |
Verbs | raid | take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock |
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