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assailant

Pronunciation:  u'seylunt

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 Definition: [n]  someone who attacks
 
 Synonyms: aggressor, assaulter, attacker
 
 See Also: ambusher, avenger, beast, brute, bully, harasser, harrier, hooligan, lapidator, marauder, night rider, nightrider, offender, predator, raper, rapist, retaliator, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, savage, shedder, spiller, stabber, stoner, tough, vulture, wildcat, wolf, wrongdoer, yob, yobbo, yobo

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \As*sail"ant\, a. [F. assaillant, p. pr. of
assaillir.]
Assailing; attacking. --Milton.


  2. \As*sail"ant\, n. [F. assaillant.]
One who, or that which, assails, attacks, or assaults; an
assailer.

      An assailant of the church.              --Macaulay.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: adversary, aggressor, antagonist, assailer, assaulter, attacker, combatant, enemy, foe, foeman, invader, mugger, opponent, opposing party, opposite camp, raider, the loyal opposition, the opposition
 

 

 



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