🏈 A rushing defender ⚡ A sudden attacker

blitzer

3 8.9

A person who starts a sudden strong attack to overwhelm an opponent

noun
/ˈblɪtsər/

: organizador de una campaña relámpago

WOLF BLITZER:

Examples

I was watching that clip and thinking that Wolf Blitzer is asking the wrong question.

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People like Wolf Blitzer, who are crying about high taxes, only exacerbate the problems.

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As I type this, Wolf Blitzer is running another fluff piece on Michelle Obama's wardrobe, fantastic reporting.

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WOLF BLITZER ON TV:

Fair Game (2010)
BLITZER :

Snowden (2016)
WOLF BLITZER:

Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
WOLF BLITZER:

Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
On Saturday, Ms. McCombs was watching CNN's Wolf Blitzer interviewing Raymond Joseph, the Haitian ambassador to the United States—and a light bulb went on.

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The team relied on their best blitzer to catch the opposing players off guard during the championship match.
During the final moments of the game, the coach sent in a blitzer to overwhelm the rival team's defense.

Synonyms

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1 7.8

A person who attacks someone physically

is a sudden intense campaign to overwhelm groups rather than a single personal attack

demolisher

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1 6.8

A person or thing that beats others completely in a contest

is an abrupt intense campaign aimed at quickly overwhelming targets

mauler

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1 7.9

A fighter who hits opponents very hard, often a boxer

is a sudden campaign aiming to overwhelm rather than sustained physical battering

massacrer

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Informal

8.8

A player or team that defeats opponents by a lot

is a sudden intense attack focusing on overwhelming rather than final destruction

stormer

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7.2

A person or thing that acts with great force and energy

is an organized sudden campaign meant to overwhelm opponents

attackman

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8.8

A person who leads or takes part in a violent fight against others

is about sudden intense attacks aiming to overwhelm rather than simply leading an attack

Antonyms

defender

252 2.8

A person who protects someone or something from harm

Surface Forms

blitzer singular

blitzers plural

Morphology

blitzer = blitz (transparent) = blitz + er

Clear agentive formation: 'blitz' + '-er' yields 'one who performs a blitz', matching the general sense of launching a sudden intense attack.

Etymology

Blitzer comes from the German word blitz, which means 'lightning'. A blitzer is someone who carries out a sudden, intense attack or campaign to overwhelm an opponent, so the 'lightning' image shows why the word means a very fast, strong action.