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aggressor

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ag·gres·sor  (-grsr)
n.
One that engages in aggression.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.aggressor - someone who attacksaggressor - someone who attacks                  
offender, wrongdoer - a person who transgresses moral or civil law
ambusher - an attacker who waits in a concealed position to launch a surprise attack
avenger, retaliator - someone who takes vengeance
brute, savage, wildcat, beast, wolf - a cruelly rapacious person
bludgeoner - an assailant who uses a bludgeon
bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, yob, yobbo, yobo, tough - a cruel and brutal fellow
harrier, harasser - a persistent attacker; "the harassers were not members of the regular army"
iconoclast - someone who attacks cherished ideas or traditional institutions
marauder, piranha, predator, vulture - someone who attacks in search of booty
night rider, nightrider - member of a secret mounted band in United States South after the American Civil War; committed acts of intimidation and revenge
raper, rapist - someone who forces another to have sexual intercourse
shedder, spiller - an attacker who sheds or spills blood; "a great hunter and spiller of blood"
slasher - someone who slashes another person
stabber - someone who stabs another person
lapidator, stoner - an attacker who pelts the victim with stones (especially with intent to kill)
2.aggressor - a confident assertive person who acts as instigator
initiator, instigator - a person who initiates a course of action

aggressor
noun attacker, assaulter, invader, assailant They have been the aggressors in this conflict.
Translations
aggressor [əˈgresəʳ] Nagresor(a) m/f
aggressor [əˈgrɛsər] nagresseur m
aggressor
nAngreifer(in) m(f), → Aggressor(in) m(f)
aggressor [əˈgrɛsəʳ] naggressore/aggreditrice


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