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Noun: raider  rey-du(r)
  1. Someone who takes spoils or plunder, especially in war
    "The raider ransacked the abandoned houses after the battle";
    - plunderer, pillager, looter, spoiler, despoiler, freebooter, ransacker
     
  2. A corporate investor who intends to take over a company by buying a controlling interest in its stock and installing new management
    "The raider acquired a significant stake in the struggling company"

Derived forms: raiders

Type of: corporate investor, stealer, thief

Encyclopedia: Raider, Mark