assailant

as·sail·ant

A0470000 (ə-sā′lənt)n. A person who attacks another.

assailant

(əˈseɪlənt) na person who attacks another, either physically or verbally: he was unable to recognize his assailants.

as•sail•ant

(əˈseɪ lənt)

n. a person who attacks. [1525–35; < Middle French]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

assailant - someone who attacks aggressor, assaulter, attackeroffender, wrongdoer - a person who transgresses moral or civil lawambusher - an attacker who waits in a concealed position to launch a surprise attackavenger, retaliator - someone who takes vengeancebrute, savage, wildcat, beast, wolf - a cruelly rapacious personbludgeoner - an assailant who uses a bludgeonbully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, yob, yobbo, yobo, tough - a cruel and brutal fellowharrier, harasser - a persistent attacker; "the harassers were not members of the regular army"iconoclast - someone who attacks cherished ideas or traditional institutionsmarauder, piranha, predator, vulture - someone who attacks in search of bootynight rider, nightrider - member of a secret mounted band in United States South after the American Civil War; committed acts of intimidation and revengeraper, rapist - someone who forces another to have sexual intercourseshedder, spiller - an attacker who sheds or spills blood; "a great hunter and spiller of blood"slasher - someone who slashes another personstabber - someone who stabs another personlapidator, stoner - an attacker who pelts the victim with stones (especially with intent to kill)

assailant

noun attacker, assaulter, invader, aggressor, assailer Other party-goers rescued the man from his assailant.

assailant

nounOne who starts a hostile action:aggressor, assailer, assaulter, attacker.

Translations

攻击者

assail

(əˈseil) verb to attack, torment. He was assailed with questions; assailed by doubts. 攻擊，使人困擾 攻击，使苦恼 asˈsailant noun a person who attacks. His assailant came up behind him in the dark. 攻擊者 攻击者