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ATTACKER Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the word attacker. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the word attacker. (close relations)
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aggressor
nounn
noun

• someone who attacks

• a confident assertive person who acts as instigator

assailant
nounn
noun

• someone who attacks

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

foe
nounn
noun

• an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

• 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

mugger
nounn
noun

• a robber who takes property by threatening or performing violence on the person who is robbed (usually on the street)

offender
nounn
noun

• a person who transgresses moral or civil law

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

raiders
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

forward
verb, adverbv, adv
adjective

• at or near or directed toward the front

• used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty

• of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle

noun

• the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey

• a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team

adverb

• at or to or toward the front; forward

• forward in time or order or degree

• toward the future; forward in time

• in a forward direction

• near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane

adjective satellite

• moving forward

verb

• send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit

striker
nounn
noun

• a forward on a soccer team

• someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating

• an employee on strike against an employer

• someone who hits

• the part of a mechanical device that strikes something

Best Hypernyms For ATTACKER

Here is a list of related hypernyms for attacker, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (6)
offender aggressor assailant culprit perpetrator wrongdoer

Alternatives for AGGRESSOR

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