Ambusher

am·bush  (mbsh)

n.

1. The act of lying in wait to attack by surprise.

2. A sudden attack made from a concealed position.

3.

a. Those hiding in order to attack by surprise.

b. The hiding place used for this.

4. A hidden peril or trap.

tr.v. am·bushed, am·bush·ing, am·bush·es

To attack from a concealed position.

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[Middle English embush, from Old French embusche, from embuschier, to ambush, from Frankish *boscu, bush, woods.]

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ambusher n.

Synonyms: ambush, ambuscade, bushwhack, waylay
These verbs mean to attack suddenly and without warning from a concealed place: guerrillas ambushing a platoon; highway robbers ambuscading a stagecoach; a patrol bushwhacked by poachers; a truck waylaid by robbers.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ambusher - an attacker who waits in a concealed position to launch a surprise attack aggressor, assailant, assaulter, attacker - someone who attacks