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assailant
[uh-sey-luhnt]
noun
a person who attacks.
adjective
Archaic.assailing; attacking; hostile.
assailant
/ əˈɪəԳ /
noun
a person who attacks another, either physically or verbally
he was unable to recognize his assailants
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of assailant1
Example Sentences
This trial, she could look straight at her assailant, who sat in a wheelchair next to the defence table, unlike during the first trial, when he was blocked by the judge's booth.
The suspected assailant, the only fatality, left a screed detailing violent beliefs against life and procreation.
The assailants then went through his car and forced the victim to hand over his phone and provide the lock code.
Asian Americans’ outrage over a judge’s leniency in the case — the assailants received $3,000 fines and no jail time — sparked a surge of activism seeking tougher hate crime laws nationwide.
The assailant was described as a white man between 35 and 40 years old with dark hair, a medium build and wearing a dark T-shirt and a navy blue hat, according to Griffin.
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