Synonyms for invader
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
One who invades a region.
Forms
- Plural
- invaders → assailants, aggressors, encroachers, raiders…
Example sentences
- assailant Miroslav used a knife to hold his assailant back.
- aggressor The aggressor tried to portray itself as the victim.
- raider The corporate raider had a history of running companies into the ground.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| invader | steady | |
| assailant | rising | |
| aggressor | falling | |
| encroacher | steady | |
| raider | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- raider2
- 9 letters
- assailant3, aggressor3
- 10 letters
- encroacher
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (raider2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- envahisseur
- Italiano
- invasore
- Deutsch
- Eindringling