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Raider vs Danegeld - What's the difference?

raider | danegeld |

As nouns the difference between raider and danegeld

is that raider is one who engages in a raid; a plunderer while danegeld is danegeld.

raider

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who engages in a raid; a plunderer.
  • (business) A person who takes or attempts to take control of a firm against the will of current management by purchasing a controlling interest of stock and acquiring proxies.
  • (military) A special forces operative; a commando.
  • (military, naval) A warship which is light, maneuverable, and fast-moving.
  • (informal) A person who uncovers evidence of improper behavior within governmental or private organizations.

    • Synonyms

    * (plunderer) buccaneer, corsair, freebooter, pirate * (person who uncovers evidence of improper behavior) muckraker, activist

    Derived terms

    * Nader's raider

    Anagrams

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    danegeld

    English

    (wikipedia Danegeld)

    Alternative forms

    *Danegelt

    Noun

    (-)
  • (history) A tax raised originally to protect against Viking raiders in the 10th and 11th centuries, and later continued as a land tax.
  • *1644 , (John Milton), Aeropagitica :
  • *:And who shall then stick closest to ye, and excite others? not he who takes up armes for cote and conduct, and his four nobles of Danegelt .