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invader Definition


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invade
verb invaded, invading
    tr & intr
    1. To enter (a country) by force with an army.
    tr & intr
    2. To attack or overrun.
      Example: Angry supporters invaded the pitch
      Thesaurus: raid, assail, seize, swarm over, attack, penetrate, overrun, descend upon, assault, infest, encroach.
    3. To interfere with (a person's rights, privacy, etc). See also invasion.
Derivative: invader
noun
    Someone who enters somewhere, especially a country, by force
      Thesaurus: trespasser, raider, intruder, attacker, aggressor.
Etymology: 15c: from Latin invadere.



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