assailant

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈseɪlənt/

Noun

assailant (plural assailants)

1. Someone who attacks or assails another violently, or criminally; an attacker.
   • 2018, Edo Konrad, "Living in the constant shadow of settler violence" ↗, +972 Magazine:

     In the village of Aqraba, the Sheikh Saadeh Mosque was set on fire before the assailants graffitied the words “price tag” and “revenge” on its walls.

2. (figuratively, by extension) A hostile critic or opponent.

Translations

• French: agresseur, assaillant
• German: Angreifer
• Italian: assalitore, aggressore
• Portuguese: agressor
• Russian: напада́ющий
• Spanish: asaltante, atacante

Adjective

assailant (not comparable)

1. Assailing; attacking.
   • 1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes, lines 1687 to 1696.

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