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assailer
as·sail A0469900 (ə-sāl′)tr.v. as·sailed, as·sail·ing, as·sails 1. To attack violently, as with blows or military force; assault.2. To attack verbally, as with ridicule or censure. See Synonyms at attack.3. To trouble or beset, as with questions or doubts.
[Middle English assailen, from Old French asalir, asaill-, from Vulgar Latin *assalīre, variant of Latin assilīre, to jump on : ad-, onto; see ad- + salīre, to jump; see sel- in Indo-European roots.]
as·sail′a·ble adj.as·sail′a·bil′i·ty n.as·sail′er n.as·sail′ment n.ThesaurusassailernounOne who starts a hostile action:aggressor, assailant, assaulter, attacker.assailer
Synonyms for assailernoun one who starts a hostile actionSynonyms- aggressor
- assailant
- assaulter
- attacker
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