Assaulter

as·sault  (-sôlt)

n.

1. A violent physical or verbal attack.

2.

a. A military attack, such as one launched against a fortified area or place.

b. The concluding stage of an attack in which close combat occurs with the enemy.

3. Law

a. An unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another.

b. The act or an instance of unlawfully threatening or attempting to injure another.

4.

a. Law Sexual assault.

b. The crime of rape.

v. as·sault·ed, as·sault·ing, as·saults

v.tr.

1. To make an assault upon; attack. See Synonyms at attack.

2. To rape.

v.intr.

To make an assault.

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[Middle English assaut, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *assaltus, variant of Latin assultus, from past participle of assilre, to jump on; see assail.]

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as·saulter n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

assaulter - someone who attacks aggressor, assailant, attacker 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)