Assailant

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  • noun. A person who attacks another.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Assaulting; attacking; invading with violence. Milton.
  • In heraldry, same as salient.
  • noun. One who assails, attacks, or assaults.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Assailing; attacking.
  • noun. One who, or that which, assails, attacks, or assaults; an assailer.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Someone who attacks or assails another violently, or criminally; an attacker.
  • noun. A hostile critic or opponent.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. someone who attacks
    • Word Usage
    "UPDATE 3 - I see from the Englishman that the Royal Marine who got kicked in the head during their attempt to win the Turner prize has said his assailant is a 'good mate'."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    offender  wrongdoer  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    ambusher  avenger  beast  bludgeoner  brute  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    divalent  inhalant  monovalent  tetravalent  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    adversary  antagonist  assassin  assault  attacker  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    adversary  aggressor  antagonist  assailer  assailer  
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