Meanings
nouninvader (plural invaders)
plural invaders
- One who invades a region.
The underroot tendril! We are at fault for giving the invader a path to Lady Brianna.
2024, Fred Perry, Gold Digger Omnibus #101 more example
He remarks on the growth of the pretensions of the invaders since the treaty between Alfred and Guthrum which put the Northern warriors only on the same level as the twelf[-]hyndmen, or ordinary thegns.
1906, Thomas Hodgkin, The History of England from the Earliest Times to the Norman Conquest, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., […]; New York; Bombay, page 436Synonyms: assailant, encroacher
- An intruder (especially on someone's privacy).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne who invades a region.
Similar
More synonyms by meaning
nounsomeone who enters by force in order to conquer
Similar
Broader
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek εἰσβολεύς
- εἰσβολεύς (eisboleús)one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Arabic غَازٍ, الْغَازِي
- غَازٍ (ḡāzin)one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- الْغَازِي (al-ḡāzī)one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Bengali আক্রমণকারী
- আক্রমণকারী (akromonkari)one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Bulgarian наше́ственик, наше́ственичка
- наше́ственик (našéstvenik)one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- наше́ственичка (našéstvenička)one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- окупа́тор (okupátor)one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- окупа́торка (okupátorka)one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Catalan invasor, invasora
- invasorone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- invasoraone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Chinese Mandarin 侵略者, 侵入者
- 侵略者 (qīnlüèzhě)one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- 侵入者 (qīnrùzhě)one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Czech nájezdník, vetřelec
- nájezdníkone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- vetřelecone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- vetřelkyněone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Danish angriber
- angriberone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Dutch indringer, indringster
- indringerone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- indringsterone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Esperanto invadanto
- invadantoone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Estonian sissetungija
- sissetungijaone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Finnish tunkeutuja, hyökkääjä
- tunkeutujaone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- hyökkääjäone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
French envahisseur, envahisseuse
- envahisseurone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- envahisseuseone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
German Eindringling, Eroberer
- Eindringlingone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- Erobererone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- Erobererinone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Greek εισβολέας, επιδρομέας
- εισβολέας (eisvoléas)one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- επιδρομέας (epidroméas)one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Hebrew פּוֹלֵשׁ
- פּוֹלֵשׁ (polésh)one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Hindi घुसनेवाला, हमलावर
- घुसनेवाला (ghusnevālā)one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- हमलावर (hamlāvar)one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- आक्रमणकारी (ākramaṇkārī)one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Hungarian határsértő, betolakodó
- határsértőone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- betolakodóone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Icelandic innrásarmaður
- innrásarmaðurone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Indonesian penjajah, penyerbu
- penjajahone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- penyerbuone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- penginvasione who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Irish ionróir
- ionróirone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Italian invasore, invaditrice
- invasoreone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- invaditriceone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Japanese 侵略者
- 侵略者 (shinryakusha)one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Korean 침략자
- 침략자 (chimnyakja)one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Latvian iebrucējs
- iebrucējsone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Lithuanian įsibrovėlis
- įsibrovėlisone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Malay penceroboh
- pencerobohone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Māori whakaariki
- whakaarikione who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Norwegian Bokmål inntrenger
- inntrengerone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Polish najeźdźca, najeźdźczyni
- najeźdźcaone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- najeźdźczynione who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- agresorone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- agresorkaone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Portuguese invasor, invasora
- invasorone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- invasoraone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Romanian invadator, invadatoare
- invadatorone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- invadatoareone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Russian захва́тчик, захва́тчица
- захва́тчик (zaxvátčik)one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- захва́тчица (zaxvátčica)one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- оккупа́нт (okkupánt)one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- оккупа́нтка (okkupántka)one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Slovak votrelec, votrelkyňa
- votrelecone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- votrelkyňaone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Spanish invasor, invasora
- invasorone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- invasoraone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Swedish inkräktare
- inkräktareone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Thai ผู้รุกราน
- ผู้รุกราน (pûu-rúk-raan)one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Turkish işgalci
- işgalcione who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Ukrainian зага́рбник, зага́рбниця
- зага́рбник (zahárbnyk)one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- зага́рбниця (zahárbnycja)one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- напа́дник (napádnyk)one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- напа́дниця (napádnycja)one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- захо́плювач (zaxópljuvač)one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- захо́плювачка (zaxópljuvačka)one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- окупа́нт (okupánt)one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
- окупа́нтка (okupántka)one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Urdu حَمْلَہ آوَر
- حَمْلَہ آوَر (hamla āvar)one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Vietnamese kẻ xâm lược
- kẻ xâm lượcone who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with invader
All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
invader. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/invader
MLA
“invader.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/invader. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “invader,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/invader.
Source: invader on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.