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invader

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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.

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

in·vader n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.invaderinvader - someone who enters by force in order to conquer
interloper, intruder, trespasser - someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission

invader
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Spanish invader [ɪnˈveɪdəʳ] ninvasor(a) m/f
French invader [ɪnˈveɪdəʳ] nenvahisseur m
German invader [ɪnˈveɪdəʳ] invade nInvasor m
Italian invader [ɪnˈveɪdəʳ] ninvasore m

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As a ruler, the East Wind has a remarkable stability; as an invader of the high latitudes lying under the tumultuous sway of his great brother, the Wind of the West, he is extremely difficult to dislodge, by the reason of his cold craftiness and profound duplicity.
but supposing the invader of domestic bliss to betake himself away at the first rush of the harem's lord, then is it very diverting to watch that lord.
If you are anxious to fight, you should not go to meet the invader near a river which he has to cross.
 
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