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Definition of Raiders
1. raider [n] - See also: raider
Lexicographical Neighbors of Raiders
Literary usage of Raiders
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Andersonville: A Story of Rebel Military Prisons, Fifteen Months a Guest of by John McElroy (1879)
"They formed themselves into bands numbering from five to twenty-five, each led
by a bold, unscrupulous, energetic scoundrel. We now called them " raiders," ..."
2. Andersonville Diary, Escape, and List of the Dead: With Name, Co., Regiment by John L. Ransom (1883)
"As usual, the raiders proceeded to rob them of their valuables and a fight
occurred, in which hundreds were engaged. The cut-throats came out ahead. ..."
3. The Assassination of President Lincoln: And the Trial of the Conspirators by David E. Herold, Benn Pitman (1865)
"At the recent trial of the St. Albans raiders that took place in Canada, ...
The volume entitled "The St Albans raiders, or Investigation into the Charges ..."
4. Professional Sports: The Challenges Facing the Future of the Industry (1998)
"2 Not coincidentally, prior to the raiders decision, NFL clubs had been ...
Prior to the raiders litigation, a sports league franchise was viewed as a ..."
5. Professional Sports: The Challenges Facing the Future of the Industry (1998)
"2 Not coincidentally, prior to the raiders decision, NFL clubs had been ...
Prior to the raiders litigation, a sports league franchise was viewed as a ..."
6. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1866)
"A proclamation was issued offering rewards for the rearrest of Young and the
other raiders, under which ho and most of his accomplices were apprehended. ..."
7. The American Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1865)
"As soon as the inhabitants had recovered from their surprise, a body of men was
at once organized to pursue the raiders, who, however, being well mounted, ..."
8. Raiderland: All about Grey Galloway, Its Stories, Traditions, Characters by Samuel Rutherford Crockett, Joseph Pennell (1904)
"THE raiders' BRIDGE BUT I must not forget the raiders' Bridge—the "Bridge of the
Cattle," as I have heard it called. I have often been asked where it was, ..."
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