assailant

as-sail-ant · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A person who physically attacks another.

  2. 2.

    A person who attacks someone verbally or critically.

Forms

plural: assailants

Related words

Antonyms: defender, victim
See also: assault, attacker, victim
Synonyms: aggressor, assaulter, attacker

Etymology

From Old French assaillant, present participle of assaillir ("to attack"), from Latin assalire, from ad- ("to") + salire ("to leap").