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assaulter

assaulter

1 7.8
A person who attacks someone physically
  • noun
  • /əˈsɔltər/
  • NSFW
translation icon : agresor
  • The police are searching for the assaulter who harmed the local shopkeeper.
  • sexual assaulter

Hillary OK, so Bill Clinton is the sexual assaulter, cocaine head rapist, philanderer.

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Examples

  • I would be bringing up criminal charges against those who gave my real email address to possible sexual assaulters.

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  • She was kind of pissed off at a world that looked at her son as a possible assaulter by default.

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  • Except that the assaulter would have a criminal record.

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  • Assault is assault is assault, no matter who was the assaulter and no matter who was the assaulted.

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  • That sucks, but unless you're telling me you feel you could have prevented your assault by calling the assaulter a creep, I'm not seeing the correlation here.

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  • The assaulter was arrested after the violent attack on the victim.

  • Witnesses identified the assaulter fleeing the scene shortly after the incident.

Synonyms

rapist
vsassaulter
  • Offensive
290 7.0

A person who forces someone to have sex without their consent

is a physical attacker whose act is not specifically sexual
thug
vsassaulter
  • Offensive
244 4.9

A violent person who attacks or threatens others

is a general attacker without criminal or troublemaker implication
attacker
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167 2.5

A person who tries to hurt someone or damage their things

focuses on physical violence rather than broad aggression
abuser
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86 5.3

A person who treats someone cruelly or violently, often over time

may attack violently in a single event rather than habitually
assailant
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  • NSFW
85 6.6

A person who attacks someone

emphasizes physical or violent action rather than unspecified attack
aggressor
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53 4.9

A person, group, or country that starts a fight

is limited to an individual who attacks physically
brawler
vsassaulter
8 6.2

A person who fights roughly in places like bars

is a one-sided physical attacker rather than a mutual fighter
slasher
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7 8.7

A person who attacks others by cutting them with a sharp knife

is a violent attacker without emphasis on cutting wounds
batterer
vsassaulter
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7 8.1

A person who repeatedly hits or hurts someone in their home

commits physical attacks not necessarily repeated or domestic
puncher
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6 4.3

A person who hits people with their fist, often in boxing

is an attacker who uses various methods rather than just fists
stabber
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6 6.3

A person who hurts someone with a knife or other sharp object

is a general violent attacker without a specific weapon focus
raper
vsassaulter
  • Offensive
2 9.5

A person who forces someone to have sex without consent

is a general violent attacker without a sexual element
violator
vsassaulter
  • Offensive
1 8.6

A person who sexually attacks or forces someone

is a physical attacker whose actions are not specifically sexual
ravisher
vsassaulter
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who forces someone to have sex without their agreement

is a violent attacker without sexual violence as motive
mauler
vsassaulter
1 7.9

A fighter who hits opponents very hard, often a boxer

is a violent attacker in everyday situations, not only fighters
clubber
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1 7.8

A person who hits someone with a heavy stick

is a general violent attacker not limited to blunt weapons
bludgeoner
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1 9.9

A person who hits or threatens others with a heavy stick

is an attacker without specific use of a heavy blunt instrument
roughie
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  • Offensive
9.9

A person who uses violence or threats to frighten others

is someone who attacks physically rather than mainly bullying
strong-armer
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  • NSFW
9.9

A young person who uses threats or physical force to steal from people

is an attacker without a criminal robbery motive or threats
knifer
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  • Offensive
9.3

A person who attacks or hurts someone with a knife

is a general attacker not defined by use of a blade
backstabber
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  • NSFW
6.8

A person who attacks someone by stabbing them in the back

is an attacker who may act openly, not from behind
gouger
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  • NSFW
9.9

A person who attacks others by tearing out their eyes

is a violent attacker without extreme mutilation focus
lapidator
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  • NSFW
9.9

A person who throws stones at someone to try to kill them

is a violent attacker who is not necessarily using stones

Antonyms

1.5

A person who suffers harm, injury, loss because of an accident, crime or trick

How Violent

murderer
  • NSFW
946 3.4
aggressor
53 4.9
assaulter
  • NSFW
1 7.8
attacker
167 2.5
assailant
  • NSFW
85 6.6

Surface Forms

assaulter singular
assaulters plural

Morphology

assaulter = assault (transparent) = assault + er

Productive agentive suffix '-er' added to the verb 'assault' yields a person who assaults, a straightforward derivation.

Etymology

Assaulter comes from the verb assault, which originally meant 'to jump on' someone and has the same 'sault' as in somersault. So an assaulter is simply someone who attacks or 'jumps on' another person.