English

Noun

Nader's raider ‎(plural Nader's raiders)

1. (politics, social activism) An associate or assistant of Ralph Nader and of organizations led by him, who participates in Nader's legal, political, and social activitism.
   • 1970 April 20, "Agencies: Up Against the Wall, FDA!," Time:

     Nader's Raiders struck again last week. This time their target was the Federal Food and Drug Administration, which they tore apart in what may well be the most devastating critique of a U.S. Government agency ever issued.

   • 2011 Aug. 28, "Biography: Wendy’s secrets," Miami Herald (retrieved 16 Jan 2012):

     [S]he was overshadowed by her intensely competitive siblings, especially her brother Bruce, a graduate of Harvard’s law and business schools who went from being a Nader’s Raider, a left-wing consumer advocate, to a Master of the Universe, a leveraged buyout billionaire.