Raider(s) may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Paul Revere & the Raiders Paul Revere & the Raiders (also known as Raiders) were an American rock band formed in Boise, Idaho, in 1958. They saw considerable U.S. mainstream success in the second half of the 1960s and early 1970s. The band was known for including Revolu ...

, an American rock band * "Raider", a track from the 1969 album ''

Farewell Aldebaran ''Farewell Aldebaran'' is a 1969 album by American musicians Judy Henske and Jerry Yester. Originally released on Frank Zappa's Straight record label, it contains an eclectic mix of songs in a wide variety of styles and is also notable for its ...

'', by Judy Henske and Jerry Yester * "Raiders", a track from the 1987 album ''

Young and Free ''Young and Free'' is the third studio album by the English all-female heavy metal band Rock Goddess. It was recorded in 1985 and was released in 1987 by the small French label JID exclusively in France, after the expiration of their recordi ...

'', by Rock Goddess * ''Raider'' (novel), a 1995 novel by Susan Gates * ''Western Approaches'' (film), a 1944 film alternatively titled ''The Raider'' *

Cylon Raider The Cylons are the main antagonists of the human race in the '' Battlestar Galactica'' science fiction franchise, making appearances in the original 1978 series, the 1980 series, the 2004 re-imagining, and the spin-off prequel series '' C ...

, a fighter spacecraft in various ''Battlestar Galactica'' TV series and movies *

Raiders (comics) The Raiders are a team of three fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Raiders first appear in ''Iron Man (comic book), Iron Man'' #145 (Apr. 1981) and was created by David Michelinie and Bob Layton. ...

, three Marvel Comics characters * ''

Raiders of the Lost Ark ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' is a 1981 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Lawrence Kasdan, based on a story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman. It stars Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Ronal ...

'', often referred to simply as Raiders * '' Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made'', a 2015 documentary about three fans who recreated ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' * Raider, a ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' toy vehicle * Raiders, a term for bandits and highwaymen in the video game series ''

Fallout Nuclear fallout is the residual radioactive material propelled into the upper atmosphere following a nuclear blast, so called because it "falls out" of the sky after the explosion and the shock wave has passed. It commonly refers to the radioac ...

'' * Raider, a Viking warrior in the video game ''

For Honor ''For Honor'' is an action game developed and published by Ubisoft. The game allows players to play the roles of historical forms of soldiers and warriors such as knights, samurai, vikings, controlled using a third-person perspective. The game ...

Sports teams

Australia

* Adelaide Raiders, a football (soccer) club in Adelaide, South Australia *

Canberra Raiders The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby ...

, a National Rugby League team based in Canberra *

Toowoomba Raiders FC The Toowoomba Raiders Football Club is an Australian football (soccer) club from Toowoomba, Queensland Toowoomba ( , nicknamed 'The Garden City' and 'T-Bar') is a city in the Toowoomba Region of the Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia. It i ...

, a football (soccer) club from Toowoomba, Queensland *

Wodonga Raiders Football Club The Wodonga Raiders Football & Netball Club is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the city of Wodonga. The Raiders' football and netball squads currently compete in the Ovens & Murray Football League. The origins of the cl ...

, a football (soccer) club in Wodonga, New South Wales

Canada

Georgetown Raiders The Georgetown Raiders are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Georgetown, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League. The team began play in the Central Ontario Jr. B league and was known as the "Georgetown Gemini" u ...

, a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Georgetown, Ontario * Georgetown Raiders Sr. A, a former ice hockey team from Georgetown, Ontario * Kingston Raiders, a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League for the 1988–1989 season only *

Napanee Raiders The Napanee Raiders are a Junior ice hockey team based in Napanee, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association. History The current Napanee Junior C hockey team found its genesis in the 1 ...

, a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Napanee, Ontario *

Nepean Raiders The Nepean Raiders are a Junior ice hockey team from Nepean, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Central Canada Hockey League. The town of Nepean was granted expansion after the Cornwall Royals and the Hull Hawks left the CJHL for the Que ...

, a Junior ice hockey team from Nepean, Ontario *

Ontario Raiders The Ontario Raiders were a member of the National Lacrosse League during the 1998 NLL season. The franchise was founded as an expansion team in Hamilton, Ontario, and played their home games at Copps Coliseum. Former Buffalo Bandits coach Les B ...

, a National Lacrosse League during the 1998 season *

Preston Raiders The Preston Raiders were a Canadian Junior "B" ice hockey team from the town of Preston, Ontario which later became Cambridge, Ontario. History The team started out as the Preston Pals of the Central Junior C Hockey League. They changed their ...

, a former (1965–1977) Canadian Junior "B" ice hockey team from Preston (now Cambridge), Ontario *

Prince Albert Raiders The Prince Albert Raiders are a major junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League. The Raiders play in the East Division of the Eastern Conference. They are based in the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. The team plays its hom ...

, a major junior ice hockey team based in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan * Wexford Raiders, former name (1983–2006) of the

Toronto Jr. Canadiens The Toronto Jr. Canadiens are a Junior "A" ice hockey team based in the Downsview neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They were known as the Wexford Raiders until the end of the 2005–06 season and are a part of Ontario Junior Hockey Lea ...

, a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Downsview, Ontario * Raiders, the teams of

Delhi District Secondary School Delhi District Secondary School is a publicly funded high school that is located near downtown Delhi in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada. Summary The rural school had one of the lowest enrollment rates in Norfolk County, and had been considered fo ...

, Ontario

New Zealand

Hibiscus Coast Raiders The Hibiscus Coast Raiders are a rugby league club based on the Hibiscus Coast, New Zealand. They compete in Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial competition and between 2000 and 2005 were also involved in the Bartercard Cup competition. History ...

, a rugby league club based on the Hibiscus Coast *

Waitakere City Raiders The Waitakere City Raiders were a New Zealand rugby league club that represented Waitakere City in the Lion Red Cup from 1994 to 1996. Notable players Notable players included;Rick Andrew Anthony Edwards, Boycie Nelson, David Bailey, Ben Ly ...

, a New Zealand rugby league club based in Waitakere City from 1994 to 1996

United Kingdom

Barrow Raiders The Barrow Raiders are a semi-professional rugby league team in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The club was formed in 1875 as Barrow Football Club. For the 1995–96 and 1996 seasons the club was known as Barrow Braves, becoming the Ba ...

, an English rugby league team *

Bournemouth Raiders The Bournemouth Raiders was an American football club based in Bournemouth, England. The club folded in May 2006. Early days The club was created in 1988 at Bournemouth School for Boys through a group of gridiron football enthusiasts. Starting b ...

, a former American football team *

London Raiders The Raiders are an ice hockey team based in Romford, participating in the National Division of the National Ice Hockey League (NIHL), the second tier of British ice hockey. They were known as the Romford Raiders when they were based at the Ro ...

, a slowpitch softball club based in London, England *

Plymouth Raiders The Plymouth Raiders was a professional basketball team based in Plymouth, England. The team competed in the British Basketball League, the country's premier basketball competition. The club was founded in 1983 through a merger between two lo ...

, a British Basketball League team *

Romford Raiders The Raiders are an ice hockey team based in Romford, participating in the National Division of the National Ice Hockey League (NIHL), the second tier of British ice hockey. They were known as the Romford Raiders when they were based at the R ...

, an English Premier Ice Hockey League based in Romford, London *

Telford Raiders Telford Raiders ARLFC are a rugby league club based in the town of Telford in Shropshire, England. Their first team plays in the Midlands Regional division of the Rugby League Conference and they have a development team in the Midlands Rugby L ...

, a rugby league club based in Telford, Shropshire, England * Wightlink Raiders, an ice hockey team based in Ryde on the Isle of Wight, England

United States

Professional

Las Vegas Raiders The Las Vegas Raiders are a professional American football team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Raiders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West divis ...

, a National Football (American football) League team based in Las Vegas, Nevada *

Northern Raiders The New York Raiders were an American rugby league football team based in Congers, New York. The team played in the American National Rugby League (AMNRL) from 2002 to 2013, when the AMNRL folded its domestic competition. The team originated as t ...

, an American National Rugby League team based in Upstate New York *

Racine Raiders The Racine Raiders are a semi-professional American football club based in Racine, Wisconsin. The team plays in the Gridiron Developmental Football League (GDFL). Founded in 1953, they are the oldest minor league football team still operating ...

, a Mid-States Football (American football) League team based in Racine, Wisconsin *

Richmond Raiders The Richmond Raiders were a professional indoor football team located in Richmond, Virginia the Richmond Coliseum as their home arena. The Raiders began play in the 2010 as an expansion team of the American Indoor Football Association (AIFA). The ...

, a former American indoor football (American football) team based in Richmond, Virginia *

Rochester Raiders The Rochester Raiders were a professional indoor football team based in the Rochester, New York area. They played their home games at Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex in Rochester. The Raiders were previously a member of the Continental Indoor Foot ...

, a former Continental Indoor Football (American football) League team based in Rochester, New York *

Salem Raiders The Salem Raiders were a professional hockey team that played in the Eastern Hockey League (EHL) and Atlantic Coast Hockey League (ACHL). They were originally the Utica Mohawks from 1978 to 1980 then became the Salem Raiders for the 1980–81 seas ...

, a former professional hockey team (1980–1982) based in Salem, Virginia *

Virginia Raiders The Salem Raiders were a professional hockey team that played in the Eastern Hockey League (EHL) and Atlantic Coast Hockey League (ACHL). They were originally the Utica Mohawks from 1978 to 1980 then became the Salem Raiders for the 1980–81 seas ...

, a defunct (1982–1983) minor league professional ice hockey team based in Salem, Virginia

Collegiate

Colgate Raiders The Colgate Raiders are the athletic teams that represent Colgate University. The teams include men and women's basketball, cross country, ice hockey, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, swimming & diving, track and field and tennis. Men's sports include ...

, the athletics teams of Colgate University, Hamilton, New York *

Southern Oregon Raiders The Southern Oregon Raiders are the athletic teams that represent Southern Oregon University, located in Ashland, Oregon, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in ...

, the athletic teams of Southern Oregon University, Ashland, Oregon *

Wright State Raiders The Wright State Raiders are the athletics teams of Wright State University in Fairborn, Ohio. The school currently participates in ten sports at the Division I level of the NCAA and are members of the Horizon League. The school's mascot is a wo ...

, the athletics teams of Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio *

Milwaukee School of Engineering The Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) is a private university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The campus is in the List of neighborhoods of Milwaukee, East Town neighborhood of downtown Milwaukee. The school's enrollment of 2,820 includes 224 g ...

Raiders, the athletics teams from Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee, Wisconsin *

Rose State College Rose State College is a public community college in Midwest City, Oklahoma. History Rose State College was originally named Oscar Rose Junior CollegeBritton, Terry D.,Rose State College" Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture' (accessed M ...

Raiders, the athletics teams of Rose State College, Midwest City, Oklahoma * Moorpark College Raiders, the athletics teams of

Moorpark College Moorpark College is a public community college in Moorpark, California. It was established in 1967 with enrollment of 2,500 students and enrolled 14,254 students in 2014. An Exotic Animal Training and Management center houses over 200 animals o ...

, Moorpark, California *

High school

*Raiders, the teams of

Plant City High School The Plant City High School is a public high school in Plant City, Florida, United States and is part of the Hillsborough County Public Schools. The current school building was completed in 1972 on Maki Road, now called Raider Place. History Th ...

, Plant City, Florida * Raiders, the teams of Lumberton High School (Lumberton, Texas) * Raiders, the teams of

St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) St. Thomas Aquinas High School is a private, Roman Catholic, college-preparatory high school in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. The school was founded in 1936 as part of St. Anthony School and moved to its current location in southwest F ...

* Roosevelt Raiders, the teams of

Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Maryland) Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS) is a Maryland public high school, public magnet school, magnet high school specializing in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The school was established in 1976 at its current location in Green ...

* Flushing Raiders, the teams of Flushing High School (Michigan) * Portland Raiders, the teams of

Portland High School (Michigan) Portland High School is a public secondary school in Portland, Michigan, United States. It serves grades 9-12 for the Portland Public School District. The school was originally founded in 1881. The current building used was built in 1991. Demogr ...

* Seneca Valley Raiders, the teams of Seneca Valley Senior High School *Hudson Raiders, the teams of Hudson High School, Wisconsin *Glenbard South Raiders, the teams of

Glenbard South High School Glenbard South High School (GSHS) is a public four-year high school located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, United States. It is part of Glenbard Township High School District 87, and is the smallest of the four Glenbard Township High Schools. It contai ...

*Navarre Raiders, the teams of

Navarre High School Navarre High School is one of six public high schools in the Santa Rosa County School District located in Navarre, Florida. It was established in 1996 and currently enrolls 2,309 students. Campus Navarre High School has a suburban-style campus. ...

, Florida *Rockledge Raiders, the teams of Rockledge High School, Florida * Archbishop Ryan Raiders, Archbishop Ryan High School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Elsewhere

* Swarco Raiders Tirol, a semi-professional American football club based in Innsbruck, Austria * Bydgoszcz Raiders, an American football team based in Bydgoszcz, Poland

Military uses

* HMS ''Raider'', several Royal Navy ships *

Marine Raiders The Marine Raiders are special operations forces originally established by the United States Marine Corps during World War II to conduct amphibious light infantry warfare. " Edson's" Raiders of 1st Marine Raider Battalion and " Carlson's" Ra ...

, an elite, special operations United States Marine Corps unit *

Merchant raider Merchant raiders are armed commerce raiding ships that disguise themselves as non-combatant merchant vessels. History Germany used several merchant raiders early in World War I (1914–1918), and again early in World War II (1939–1945). The cap ...

, a type of ship in naval warfare * Northrop YC-125 Raider, a 1940s American three-engined STOL utility transport * Sikorsky S-97 Raider, a high-speed scout and attack compound helicopter *

Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider is an American strategic bomber under development for the United States Air Force (USAF) by Northrop Grumman. As part of the Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) program, it is to be a long-range, stealth intercon ...

, an American strategic bomber under development for the United States Air Force (USAF) by Northrop Grumman.

Vehicles

Dodge Raider The Further information on the Mitsubishi P ...

, a rebadged Mitsubishi Montero sold by Dodge * Mitsubishi Raider, a rebadged Dodge Dakota sold by Mitsubishi Motors *

Suzuki Raider 150 The Suzuki Raider 150 or Suzuki Satria 150 and Suzuki Belang R150 in Malaysia uses the Double overhead camshaft, DOHC four-valve single-cylinder engine based from Suzuki FXR150, with a six-speed transmission. The frame, rear swing arm, rear suspe ...

, a motorcycle * Raider, a custom version of the Yamaha XV1900A motorcycle * A brand of

skid loader A skid loader, skid-steer loader, SSLs or skidsteer is a small, rigid-frame, engine-powered machine with lift arms that can attach to a wide variety of buckets and other labor-saving tools or attachments. Skid-steer loaders are typically four-whee ...

Other uses

Brad Rader Brad Rader, who has sometimes signed his art Raider, is a comic book creator, storyboard artist and animation director. He won his Emmy in 1999 for his work on '' Todd McFarlane's Spawn''. Rader's comic work include the original noir graphic novel ...

, who has signed artwork as simply "Raider" * Raider, the name of the

Twix Twix is a caramel shortbread chocolate bar made by Mars, Inc., consisting of a biscuit applied with other confectionery toppings and coatings (most frequently caramel and milk chocolate).The biscuit is typically topped with caramel and then ...

chocolate bar in several European countries until the 1990s *

HTC Raider 4G The HTC Raider 4G (codenamed ''HTC Holiday'', also known as the HTC Vivid and HTC Velocity 4G) is a smartphone which was released on September 21, 2011, in South Korea. The phone is manufactured by HTC Corporation and runs Android (operating syste ...

, a smartphone released in South Korea in 2011 {{Disambiguation