assailant

🇺🇸 /əˈseɪlənt/ 🇬🇧 /əˈseɪlənt/
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noun
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Someone who attacks another person, usually with violence.

The police are searching for the assailant who robbed the store.

translation

n. Someone who attacks another person, usually with violence.

Word Forms

Plural assailants