invader

in·vade  (n-vd)

v. in·vad·ed, in·vad·ing, in·vades

v.tr.

1. To enter by force in order to conquer or pillage.

2. To encroach or intrude on; violate: "The principal of the trusts could not be invaded without trustee approval" (Barbara Goldsmith).

3. To overrun as if by invading; infest: "About 1917 the shipworm invaded the harbor of San Francisco" (Rachel Carson).

4. To enter and permeate, especially harmfully.

v.intr.

To make an invasion: "The X-rays showed that the cancer, which had invaded deeply into the chest cavity, was retreating" (Zach Rosen).

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[Middle English, from Old French invader, from Latin invdere : in-, in; see in-² + vdere, to go.]

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in·vader n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

invader - someone who enters by force in order to conquer encroacher interloper, intruder, trespasser - someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission

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invader

noun attacker, raider, plunderer, aggressor, looter, trespasser The invaders were finally crushed in June 1719.

Translations

invader [ɪnˈveɪdəʳ] N → invasor(a) m/f

invader [ɪnˈveɪdə^r] n → envahisseur/euse m/f
Heavy fire greeted the invaders → Un feu nourri accueillit les envahisseurs.

invader

n (Mil) → Invasor m; (fig) → Eindringling m (→ of in +acc); (of privacy) → Eindringling (→ of in +acc), → Störer m (→ of +gen)

invader [ɪnˈveɪdəʳ] n → invasore m

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invader [ɪnˈveɪdəʳ] n → invasore m