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invader

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ɪnˈveɪ.də(ɹ)/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪdə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N V EY1 D ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

One who invades a region.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: assailant, encroacher

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An intruder (especially on someone's privacy).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

someone who enters by force in order to conquer

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: encroacher

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: intruder, interloper, trespasser

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English invade Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English invader From invade + -er.

Across languages

Translations

122 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: pushtues — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Arabic: غَازٍ (ḡāzin) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Arabic: الْغَازِي (al-ḡāzī) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Armenian: զավթիչ (zavtʻičʻ) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Armenian: օկուպանտ (ōkupant) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Azerbaijani: işğalçı — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Belarusian: захо́пнік (zaxópnik) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Belarusian: захо́пніца (zaxópnica) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Bengali: আক্রমণকারী (akromonkari) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Bulgarian: наше́ственик (našéstvenik) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Bulgarian: наше́ственичка (našéstvenička) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Bulgarian: окупа́тор (okupátor) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Bulgarian: окупа́торка (okupátorka) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Burmese: ကျူးကျော်ဝင်ရောက်သူ (kyu:kyauwang-rauksu) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Burmese: ကျူးကျော်သူ (kyu:kyausu) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Catalan: invasor — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Catalan: invasora — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Chinese Mandarin: 侵略者 (qīnlüèzhě) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Chinese Mandarin: 侵入者 (qīnrùzhě) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Czech: nájezdník — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Czech: vetřelec — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Czech: vetřelkyně — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Danish: angriber — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Dutch: indringer — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Dutch: indringster — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Esperanto: invadanto — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Estonian: sissetungija — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Finnish: tunkeutuja — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Finnish: hyökkääjä — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • French: envahisseur — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • French: envahisseuse — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Galician: invasor — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Galician: invasora — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Georgian: დამპყრობელი (damṗq̇robeli) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • German: Eindringling — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • German: Eroberer — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • German: Erobererin — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Greek: εισβολέας (eisvoléas) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Greek: επιδρομέας (epidroméas) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Ancient Greek: εἰσβολεύς (eisboleús) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Hebrew: פּוֹלֵשׁ (polésh) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Hindi: घुसनेवाला (ghusnevālā) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Hindi: हमलावर (hamlāvar) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Hindi: आक्रमणकारी (ākramaṇkārī) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Hungarian: határsértő — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Hungarian: betolakodó — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Icelandic: innrásarmaður — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Indonesian: penjajah — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Indonesian: penyerbu — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Indonesian: penginvasi — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Irish: ionróir — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Italian: invasore — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Italian: invaditrice — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Japanese: 侵略者 (shinryakusha) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Kazakh: басқыншы (basqynşy) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Khmer: អ្នកឈ្លានពាន (nĕək chliən piən) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Korean: 침략자 (chimnyakja) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Central Kurdish: داگیرکەر (dagîrker) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Northern Kurdish: dagirker — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Northern Kurdish: dagîrker — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Kyrgyz: баскынчы (baskıncı) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Lao: ຜູ້ຮຸກຮານ (phū huk hān) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Latvian: iebrucējs — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Lithuanian: įsibrovėlis — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Macedonian: напаѓач (napaǵač) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Macedonian: напаѓачка (napaǵačka) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Macedonian: упаѓач (upaǵač) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Macedonian: упаѓачка (upaǵačka) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Malay: penceroboh — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Maltese: invażur — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Māori: whakaariki — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Mongolian: халдагч (xaldagč) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Mongolian: түрэмгийлэгч (türemgiilegč) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Mongolian: довтлогч (dovtlogč) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Norwegian Bokmål: inntrenger — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Pashto: یرغلګر (yarǧalgár) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Dari: مُهَاجِم (muhājim) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Iranian Persian: مُهاجِم (mohâjem) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Polish: najeźdźca — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Polish: najeźdźczyni — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Polish: agresor — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Polish: agresorka — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Portuguese: invasor — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Portuguese: invasora — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Romanian: invadator — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Romanian: invadatoare — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Russian: захва́тчик (zaxvátčik) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Russian: захва́тчица (zaxvátčica) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Russian: оккупа́нт (okkupánt) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Russian: оккупа́нтка (okkupántka) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Serbo-Croatian: упадач — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Serbo-Croatian: upadač — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Slovak: votrelec — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Slovak: votrelkyňa — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Slovene: napadalec — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Slovene: napadalka — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Spanish: invasor — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Spanish: invasora — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Swedish: inkräktare — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Tajik: забткунанда (zabtkunanda) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Tajik: истилогар (istilogar) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Tajik: ишғолгар (išġolgar) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Tajik: муҳоҷим (muhojim) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Tatar: баскынчы (basqınçı) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Thai: ผู้รุกราน (pûu-rúk-raan) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Turkish: işgalci — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Turkmen: basgynçy — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Turkmen: bosgunçy — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Ukrainian: зага́рбник (zahárbnyk) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Ukrainian: зага́рбниця (zahárbnycja) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Ukrainian: напа́дник (napádnyk) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Ukrainian: напа́дниця (napádnycja) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Ukrainian: захо́плювач (zaxópljuvač) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Ukrainian: захо́плювачка (zaxópljuvačka) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Ukrainian: окупа́нт (okupánt) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Ukrainian: окупа́нтка (okupántka) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Urdu: حَمْلَہ آوَر (hamla āvar) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Uyghur: تاجاۋۇزچى (tajawuzchi) — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Uzbek: bosqinchi — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Uzbek: istilochi — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Uzbek: tajovuzkor — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder
  • Vietnamese: kẻ xâm lược — one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder