Biz Idiom of the Day- "corporate raider" corporate raider Definition: A capitalist who takes over other companies, usually with great aggression and conflict. Example: 1) I lost my job when the company I worked for was bought out by corporate raiders. Etymology: This term emerged in the 1980s, when financiers on Wall Street used very aggressive tactics to buy and sell companies for quick profit. http://www.peakenglish.com/slang/dailybiz.jsp