Invader
[ɪn'veɪdə(r)] or [ɪn'vedɚ]
Definition
(n.) One who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder.
Typist: Tim
Examples
- Men, women and children came out of their doors looking pale and frightened at the presence of the invader. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- India was in a state of division, and quite ready to welcome any capable invader who promised peace and order. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- And they were silent; they were transfixed; and so was the invader. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Paris found herself bare to the invader. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Perhaps no country is naturally so well protected against our invader; nor has nature anywhere been so well assisted by the hand of man. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- There were probably but few troops, and those engaged principally in watching the movements of the invader. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- As I had predicted, Early was soon found in front of Sheridan in the valley, and Pennsylvania and Maryland were speedily freed from the invaders. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Many of the leading officers had brought their families to witness the hunting down of the Macedonian invaders. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The people began to make their appearance upon the streets without fear of the invaders. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The Christian Arabs joined the invaders very readily and so did many Jews. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- A few events of this kind roused the fiery nature of the Irish; and they attacked the invaders. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- It was like a cloud bank behind the settled landscape that accumulated and then precipitated invaders. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Most of the barbarian invaders of the empire were Arians; probably because their simple minds found the Trinitarian position incomprehensible. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- An important addition has been made during the last week to the list of the prizes which have been borne away by these charming invaders. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The irruption of the Ephthalites is memorable not so much because of its permanent effects as because of the atrocities perpetrated by the invaders. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Adrian was obliged to exert his utmost prudence, first to allay the discord, and then to provide for the multitude of the invaders. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
Editor: Robert