US /ɪnˈveɪdɚ/ UK /ɪnˈveɪdə/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    one who enters forcibly or intrudes, especially with hostile intent

    The villagers buried their grain to keep it from the invaders.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · one who enters forcibly or... attackerraideraggressorintruderoccupiertrespasser
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Word family
Related forms invadeinvasioninvasive

Etymology

From invade (from Latin invadere 'to go into, attack', from in- 'in' plus vadere 'to go') plus the agentive suffix -er.

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