attacker
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2.5
- noun
- /əˈtækər/
:
agresor
- A surprise attack succeeds because of what amounts to collusion between the attacker and the victim.
- attackers and victims
- active attackers
- the alleged attacker
Sometimes the defender wanted to give the ball to the attackers, which was ridiculous.
- Sometimes the defender wanted to give the ball to the attackers, which was ridiculous.
- The surface you have to defend is infinite, but attackers only need to find one exploit.
- They could rarely see their attackers, let alone fire back with any real effect.
- If I saw someone being attacked, I would go and I would pull that attacker off that person.
- I mean, the the key is Brazil and then al Qaeda has also sent attackers on the same routes.
- But again, wait till it's smoky or foggy and again advantage back to the attacker.
- But you know, there's something we see now at Verdun that's new exhaustion among the German attackers.
- Yeah, the attacker can air drop the network.
- And then he expressed a sense of dismay that the attackers, like him, were white.
- They're being bullied by the activists, by the Twitter attackers and sometimes by their own staff.
Examples
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I teach you how to defeat any attacker.
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And whirled in time to face another attacker, who had sprung from behind a ruined altar.
Fiction book (1991) -
If I saw someone being attacked, I would go and I would pull that attacker off that person.
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His block was perfect, catching the attacker well before his blow could have connected.
Fiction book (1992) -
Police believe the victim may have been fleeing from an attacker.
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In many cases, the attackers stole source code and other intellectual property.
Academic text (2012) -
Most attackers seek out people who look like they can't defend themselves.
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But Drayan's men fought off the attackers with guns, hand grenades and even just stones.
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The police caught the attacker before he could escape.
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She was able to identify her attacker in a lineup.
Synonyms
108
4.6
A person who steals from people or places, often using a weapon
101
4.6
A person who attacks or tricks others to get something from them
85
6.6
A person who attacks someone
53
4.9
A person, group, or country that starts a fight
16
8.8
A person who attacks places to steal things
7
8.7
A person who attacks others by cutting them with a sharp knife
6
6.3
A person who hurts someone with a knife or other sharp object
4
8.3
A person who harms or tricks another person to control them
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7.8
A person who attacks someone physically
A person who leads or takes part in a violent fight against others
A person who hurts another person
A person who harms someone to get revenge
Antonyms
How Aggressive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Attacker comes from the verb attack plus the ending -er, where -er means 'one who does'. Attack originally meant 'to set upon' or 'take by force', so an attacker is a person who goes against or harms someone or something.