invader

in·vade

I0212300 (ĭn-vād′)v. in·vad·ed, in·vad·ing, in·vades v.tr.1. To enter by force in order to conquer or pillage: The Romans invaded Britain.2. To enter as if by invading; overrun or crowd: Each weekend, skiers invade the mountain town.3. To enter and proliferate in bodily tissue, as a pathogen: Bacteria have invaded the lungs.4. To encroach or intrude on; violate: invade someone's privacy.v.intr. To make an invasion: The cancer had invaded deeply into his liver.

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

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in·vad′er n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

invader

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

Translations

侵略者

invade

(inˈveid) verb (of an enemy) to enter (a country etc) with an army. Britain was twice invaded by the Romans. 侵略 侵略inˈvader noun a person, or (sometimes in singular with the) an armed force etc, that invades. Our armies fought bravely against the invader(s). 侵略者 侵略者inˈvasion (-ʒən) noun 侵略 侵略