Synonyms for assailant
əˈseɪ ləntas·sailant

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1. attacker, aggressor, assailant, assaulternoun

   someone who attacks

   Synonyms:
   aggressor, assaulter, attacker

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1. • Wrongdoer

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1. assailantnoun

   Synonyms:
   aggressor, assaulter, attacker, invader, assailer

2. assailantadjective

   Synonyms:
   attacking, invading, assaulting

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1. assailantnoun

   Synonyms:
   assailer, aggressor, assaulter, antagonist

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1. List of paraphrases for "assailant":

   attacker, aggressor, abuser, striker, perpetrator, mugger, molester, offender

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1. Montgomery County Coroner Kent Harshbarger:

   A pipe device was found in his pocket with an attached clear plastic baggie that has been determined to contain cocaine, and the assailant's cavity blood sample was found to contain cocaine, alprazolam and ethanol.

2. Imran Kishwar:

   As Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal got out of a car, a young man shot Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal. The assailant has been apprehended.

3. The Israeli military:

   The assailant was shot by forces on the site, resulting in his death.

4. Mona Davids:

   Restorative justice enables the assailant and does not protect the victim, so expecting students to sit down with someone and listen to why that other student feels the need to attack them and assault them is unacceptable.

5. Eric Swalwell:

   We must draw the straight lines that connect violent political rhetoric and violent acts, the Pelosi assailant’s Facebook page looks identical to the Facebook pages of Trump, [Georgia Rep. Marjorie] Taylor Greene, and [Colorado Rep. Lauren] Boebert. All three of them have glorified violence and [David] Depape acted on it.