Anagrams of: COUNTERATTACKER

• an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.

• (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board

• make a counterattack

• a compound lever used to crack nuts open

• any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects

• speckled birds that feed on nuts

• a course over which races are run

• common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields

• a rack with hooks for temporarily holding coats and hats

• a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)

• an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily

• an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle

• a large galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman