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assailant
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as·sail·ant  (-slnt)
n.
A person who attacks another.

assailant [əˈseɪlənt]
n
a person who attacks another, either physically or verbally
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.assailantassailant - 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)

assailant
noun attacker, assaulter, invader, aggressor, assailer Other party-goers rescued the man from his assailant.
Translations
assailant [əˈseɪlənt] Nasaltante mf, agresor(a) m/f
she did not recognize her assailantsno reconoció a los que la agredieron
there were four assailantseran cuatro los agresores
assailant [əˈseɪlənt] nagresseur m, assaillant m
assailant
nAngreifer(in) m(f)
assailant [əˈseɪlənt] nassalitore/trice


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