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ASSAILANT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ASSAILANT?

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Assailant as a Noun
Definitions of "Assailant" as a noun
Synonyms of "Assailant" as a noun (4 Words)
Usage Examples of "Assailant" as a noun
Associations of "Assailant" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Assailant” are: aggressor, assaulter, attacker, mugger

Assailant as a Noun

Definitions of "Assailant" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “assailant” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A person who physically attacks another.
Someone who attacks.

Synonyms of "Assailant" as a noun (4 Words)

aggressor	Someone who attacks.
assaulter	Someone who attacks.
attacker	A person or animal that attacks someone or something. Her attacker* then ran off.*
mugger	A robber who takes property by threatening or performing violence on the person who is robbed (usually on the street. The mugger* snatched my purse and ran away.*

Usage Examples of "Assailant" as a noun

The police have no firm leads about the identity of his assailant.

Associations of "Assailant" (30 Words)

adversary	Someone who offers opposition. The confrontations of adversary* politics.*
aggressor	A confident assertive person who acts as instigator.
antagonist	A muscle whose action counteracts that of another specified muscle. When bending the elbow the triceps are the antagonist.
beat	The rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart. You can t beat* the taste of fresh raspberries.*
bludgeon	Strike with a club or a bludgeon. She was determined not to be bludgeoned into submission.
brandish	The act of waving. A man leaped out brandishing a knife.
competitor	The contestant you hope to defeat. Our main industrial competitors.
cudgel	Beat with a cudgel. They would lie in wait and cudgel* her to death.*
diametrical	(of opposites) complete; absolute. Diametrical or opposite points of view.
enemy	A personal enemy. He viewed lawyers as the real enemy.
foe	An armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force. His work was praised by friends and foes alike.
goad	Urge with or as if with a goad. The cowboys goaded their cattle across the meadows.
nudge	Approach (an age, figure, or level) very closely. She appreciated the nudge* to her memory.*
objector	A person who dissents from some established policy. Objectors claim the motorway will damage the environment.
opponent	A contestant that you are matched against. Against superior opponents they fell two goals behind.
opposed	Being in opposition or having an opponent. The agency is being asked to do two diametrically opposed* things.*
opposing	Characterized by active hostility. The opposing* team.*
other	Not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied- the White Queen. My other* brother.*
outwit	Deceive by greater ingenuity. Ray had outwitted many an opponent.
polarity	A relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies. It exhibits polarity* when presented to a magnetic needle.*
pummel	Criticize severely. He felt like a boxer who had been pummelled mercilessly against the ropes.
repel	Be repellent to cause aversion in. Electrically charged objects attract or repel* one another.*
stab	Stab or pierce. She felt a stab* of jealousy.*
sword	Military power, violence, or destruction. Not many perished by the sword.
thump	Defeat heavily. The bag landed on the floor with a thump.
vanquish	Defeat thoroughly. He successfully vanquished his rival.
vengeance	Punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for an injury or wrong. Voters are ready to wreak vengeance* on all politicians.*
vengeful	Seeking to harm someone in return for a perceived injury. A vengeful* ex con.*
vindictive	Showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite. More vindictive* than jealous love.*