attackernoun [ C ]
uk/əˈtæk.ər/us/əˈtæk.ɚ/a person who uses violence to hurt someone:
The police think she must have known her attacker.
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Murderers & attackers
- -basher
- abductor
- assailant
- assassin
- bandit
- butcher
- cyberbully
- death squad
- gunman
- highwayman
- hitman
- killer
- mugger
- murderer
- parricide
- poisoner
- regicide
- shooter
- slayer
- strangler
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