attacker

at-tack-er · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A person who attacks someone or something.

  2. 2.

    In sports, a player whose role is to score goals or points.

Forms

plural: attackers

Related words

Antonyms: defender, victim
See also: attack, attacked, attacking, defender
Synonyms: aggressor, assailant, assaulter

Etymology

From attack + -er, ultimately from Italian attaccare ("to attack").