Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nader's raider

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: nader's raider
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An associate or assistant of Ralph Nader and of organizations led by him, who participates in Nader's legal, political, and social activism.

American usage

Example Sentences

"Nader's Raiders struck again last week. This time their target was the Federal Food and Drug Administration, which they tore apart in what may well be the most devastating critique of a U.S. Government agency ever issued."
"[S]he was overshadowed by her intensely competitive siblings, especially her brother Bruce, a graduate of Harvard’s law and business schools who went from being a Nader’s Raider, a left-wing consumer advocate, to a Master of the Universe, a leveraged buyout billionaire."

Etymology

From the name of US lawyer, author, politician, and social activist Ralph Nader (born 1934).

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

Nader's raiders (plural)

Questions

What does nader's raider mean?: An associate or assistant of Ralph Nader and of organizations led by him, who participates in Nader's legal, political, and social activism.
Where does nader's raider come from?: From the name of US lawyer, author, politician, and social activist Ralph Nader (born 1934).

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