ASSAILANT Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word assailant. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ASSAILANT
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attacker | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who attacks | ||||||||
aggressor | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who attacks • a confident assertive person who acts as instigator | ||||||||
assaulter | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who attacks | ||||||||
antagonist | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who offers opposition • a muscle that relaxes while another contracts • a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug | ||||||||
enemy | nounn | |||||||
noun • an opposing military force • an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force) • any hostile group of people • a personal enemy | ||||||||
intruder | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission | ||||||||
invader | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who enters by force in order to conquer | ||||||||
offender | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who transgresses moral or civil law | ||||||||
perpetrator | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who perpetrates wrongdoing | ||||||||
raider | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) • a corporate investor who intends to take over a company by buying a controlling interest in its stock and installing new management |