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 Revol ...

, 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 Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series), 1978 series, the Galactica 1980, 1980 series, the Batt ...

, a fighter spacecraft in various ''Battlestar Galactica'' TV series and movies * Raiders (comics), 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, R ...

'', 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 radioa ...

'' * 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 w ...

Sports teams

Australia

Adelaide Raiders Adelaide Croatia Raiders SC, formerly known as Adelaide Raiders and historically Adelaide Croatia, is a semi-professional soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia, they currently plays in the South Australian State League 1. It is a Croati ...

, 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, a football (soccer) club from Toowoomba, Queensland * Wodonga Raiders Football Club, 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" un ...

, a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Georgetown, Ontario *

Georgetown Raiders Sr. A The Georgetown Raiders were an ice hockey team from Georgetown, Ontario, Canada. They competed in the OHA Senior A and Intermediate A ranks in the 1970s and 1980s. The Raiders won the W.G. Hardy Trophy, also known as the Hardy Cup, as the Can ...

, 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 t ...

, a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Napanee, Ontario * Nepean Raiders, a Junior ice hockey team from Nepean, Ontario * Ontario Raiders, a National Lacrosse League during the 1998 season * Preston Raiders, 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, 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 ...

, 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 ...

, 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 Bar ...

, an English rugby league team * Bournemouth Raiders, a former American football team * London Raiders, a slowpitch softball club based in London, England * Plymouth Raiders, 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 ...

, a rugby league club based in Telford, Shropshire, England *

Wightlink Raiders The Wightlink Raiders was an ice hockey team based in Ryde on the Isle of Wight, England. The team were known for their small ice rink, Ryde Arena, which prevented them competing at a higher level. In 2016, following the closure of the rink by A ...

, 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 divi ...

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

, a former American indoor football (American football) team based in Richmond, Virginia * Rochester Raiders, a former Continental Indoor Football (American football) League team based in Rochester, New York * Salem Raiders, a former professional hockey team (1980–1982) based in Salem, Virginia * Virginia Raiders, 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 g ...

, the athletics teams of Colgate University, Hamilton, New York * Southern Oregon Raiders, 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 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 ...

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, 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 Fo ...

* Roosevelt Raiders, the teams of Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Maryland) * Flushing Raiders, the teams of

Flushing High School (Michigan) Flushing High School is a four-year public high school in Flushing, Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan ...

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

*Navarre Raiders, the teams of Navarre High School, Florida *Rockledge Raiders, the teams of

Rockledge High School Rockledge High School is located in Rockledge, Florida, USA, and is part of the Brevard Public Schools District. History Rockledge High School was founded in 1970 on the site formerly named Cocoa High School. Academics AICE Program In 2005, Roc ...

, Florida * Archbishop Ryan Raiders,

Archbishop Ryan High School Archbishop Ryan High School (often called Archbishop Ryan or simply Ryan) is a Roman Catholic high school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US. The school is named after Patrick John Ryan, Archbishop of Philadelphia from 1894 to 1911. Establ ...

, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Elsewhere

Swarco Raiders Tirol The Raiders Tirol (for the AFL-Teams SWARCO Raiders Tirol, formerly Papa Joe’s Tyrolean Raiders) are an American football team based in Innsbruck, Austria. Founded in 1992, the Raiders since have become one of Austria's and Europe's most domin ...

, a semi-professional American football club based in Innsbruck, Austria *

Bydgoszcz Raiders The Bydgoszcz Raiders were an American football team based in Bydgoszcz, Poland That played in the 2nd division of the Polish American Football League. History The origins of American football in Bydgoszcz back to 2008, when it began to create a t ...

, 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 The Northrop YC-125 Raider was a 1940s American three-engined STOL utility transport built by Northrop Corporation, Hawthorne, California. Design and development Northrop's first postwar civil design was a three-engined STOL passenger and carg ...

, a 1940s American three-engined STOL utility transport *

Sikorsky S-97 Raider The Sikorsky S-97 Raider is a high-speed scout and attack compound helicopter based on the Advancing Blade Concept (ABC) with a coaxial rotor system under development by Sikorsky Aircraft. Sikorsky planned to offer it for the United States A ...

, 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, a rebadged Mitsubishi Montero sold by Dodge *

Mitsubishi Raider The Mitsubishi Raider is a pickup truck from Mitsubishi Motors that debuted in the fall of 2005 as a 2006 model for the United States market and is based largely on the Dodge Dakota. The name is recycled from the Dodge Raider SUV sold from 1987 t ...

, a rebadged Dodge Dakota sold by Mitsubishi Motors * Suzuki Raider 150, 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, who has signed artwork as simply "Raider" * Raider, the name of the Twix chocolate bar in several European countries until the 1990s * HTC Raider 4G, a smartphone released in South Korea in 2011 {{Disambiguation