corporate raider

cor·po·rate raid·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kawr-per-it, -prit rey-der]
- /ˈkɔr pər ɪt, -prɪt ˈreɪ dər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kawr-per-it, -prit rey-der]
- /ˈkɔr pər ɪt, -prɪt ˈreɪ dər/

Definitions of corporate raider words

countable noun corporate raider A corporate raider is a person or organization that tries to take control of a company by buying a large number of its shares. 3
noun corporate raider a person or organization that acquires a substantial holding of the shares of a company in order to take it over or to force its management to act in a desired way 3
noun corporate raider a person who seizes control of a company, as by secretly buying stock and gathering proxies. 1
noun corporate raider sb who seizes control of a company 1
noun corporate raider One who carries out corporate raids. 0

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Origin of corporate raider

First appearance:

before 1985

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1985-90

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Parts of speech for Corporate raider

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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corporate raider popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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