assailant
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6.6
- noun
- /əˈseɪlənt/
- NSFW
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agresor
- I have managed to subdue the assailant.
- an unknown assailant
- identify assailants
- victim and assailant
And then when the police came, they showed courage going out to to arrest the assailant who had a shotgun.
- And then when the police came, they showed courage going out to to arrest the assailant who had a shotgun.
- And then Navalny's office manager was hit over the head with an iron bar by an assailant.
- If I were to, if you were to call a Navy SEAL and ask him to protect you going into a building full of assailants, you'd like to think that guy's been through some stuff.
- Jarrell frequently assumes the role of the assailant by taking up her sword and defending herself from the entities that would overwhelm her.
Examples
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The detectives must hypothesize who the assailant is and defend their answers based on forensic clues discovered at the scene.
Academic text (2013) -
Police suspect her assailant was probably hiding in the back seat.
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Could you tell us anything more about the assailant, Lieutenant?
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The time required by her assailant to do what had to be done left her in shock.
Academic text (1994) -
Looking around for the unknown assailant, he eases back into the truck.
Fiction book (1990) -
I want victims to know that just because we may lack sufficient evidence to charge their assailant, it does not mean that a crime did not occur.
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They watched as her assailant walked away.
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Late last night, a home invasion rocked our community when two masked assailants attacked a local man, Arthur Stinson.
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Here's a bizare story from downtown, where a man was beaten in a restroom by an assailant disguised as a bathroom attendant.
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Four witnesses say a male assailant forced her into the car and drove away.
Synonyms
167
2.5
A person who tries to hurt someone or damage their things
161
6.8
A person who commits a crime or other serious wrong
53
4.9
A person, group, or country that starts a fight
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7.8
A person who attacks someone physically
A person who hurts another person
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Assailant comes from the verb assail, which goes back to the Latin salire, meaning 'to jump'. So an assailant is someone who 'jumps at' another person, which is why it means an attacker.