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. 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. Lana Theis:

   The holes in our law are massive, these victims face the real possibility that their assailant would return to their same high school. I can’t imagine the pain and fear these victims and their families went through. The possibility of having to share space with the person who assaulted them is unconscionable.

2. John Chwarzynski:

   I'm confident that [ these videos ] are going to show that El Hefe was involved in this, that they knew who this individual was and throughout that evening, this assailant and suspect was having conversations and was friendly with the bar staff and in fact knew the bar staff.

3. Brad Wenstrup:

   Our intelligence and law enforcement apparatuses require accuracy, precision, and justice. I’m encouraged that the FBI has updated its classification of that nearly catastrophic event to reflect the actual motives of the assailant, and I commend Director Wray for his oversight of that correction, i will continue to work with the Bureau toward investigating what led to the original 'suicide by cop' determination.

4. Jamie Skinner:

   When Chris hit the ground, he told him it was our son’s birthday yesterday. He took a couple more rounds after that, the assailant was not able to make it into the classroom, because Chris stopped him.

5. 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.