different between invader vs invasion

English

Etymology

invade +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n.?ve?.d?(?)/
• Rhymes: -e?d?(?)

Noun

invader (plural invaders)

1. One who invades a region

   Synonyms: assailant, encroacher

2. An intruder (especially on someone's privacy)

Derived terms

• space invader

Translations

Anagrams

• Verdian, ravined, viander

Middle French

Etymology

First known attestation 1415, borrowed from Latin inv?d?. Doublet of envahir.

Verb

invader

1. to invade

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

invader

1. imperative of invadere

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

invader

1. imperative of invadera and invadere

English

Etymology

From Middle French invasion, from Late Latin inv?si?nem, accusative of inv?si?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?ve???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

invasion (countable and uncountable, plural invasions)

1. A military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of conquering territory or altering the established government.
2. The entry without consent of an individual or group into an area where they are not wanted.

   an invasion of mobile phones

   an invasion of bees

   an invasion of foreign tourists

3. (medicine) The spread of cancer cells, bacteries and such to the organism.
4. (surgery) The breaching of the skin barrier.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin inv?si?nem, nominative of inv?si?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.va.zj??/

Noun

invasion f (plural invasions)

1. invasion

Related terms

• envahir

Further reading

• “invasion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• innovais, visionna

Middle French

Noun

invasion f (plural invasions)

1. invasion

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin inv?si?.

Pronunciation

Noun

invasion f (plural invasions)

1. invasion

Swedish

Noun

invasion c

1. invasion