Meaning of ASSAILANT
| Pronunciation: | | u'seylunt
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| | Definition: | | [n] someone who attacks |
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| | Synonyms: | | aggressor, assaulter, attacker |
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| | See Also: | | ambusher, avenger, beast, brute, bully, harasser, harrier, hooligan, lapidator, marauder, night rider, nightrider, offender, predator, raper, rapist, retaliator, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, savage, shedder, spiller, stabber, stoner, tough, vulture, wildcat, wolf, wrongdoer, yob, yobbo, yobo | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\As*sail"ant\, a. [F. assaillant, p. pr. of
assaillir.]
Assailing; attacking. --Milton.
\As*sail"ant\, n. [F. assaillant.]
One who, or that which, assails, attacks, or assaults; an
assailer.
An assailant of the church. --Macaulay.
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| | Related Terms: | | adversary, aggressor, antagonist, assailer, assaulter, attacker, combatant, enemy, foe, foeman, invader, mugger, opponent, opposing party, opposite camp, raider, the loyal opposition, the opposition |
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