Invader Meaning
/ɪnˈveɪ.də(ɹ)/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne who invades a region.
nounAn intruder (especially on someone's privacy).
Sentence Examples
The country fell into the invader's hand.
Death to the invader!
The invader keeps blaming the victim for the invasion.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Every ____ that crossed the border was quickly captured by security forces.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The villagers fought bravely to protect their homes and families from the brutal ____ during the war.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English invade Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English invader From invade + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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 436:
"The underroot tendril! We are at fault for giving the invader a path to Lady Brianna."
— 2024, Fred Perry, Gold Digger Omnibus #10:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Every ____ that crossed the border was quickly captured by security forces.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The villagers fought bravely to protect their homes and families from the brutal ____ during the war.