assaulter

as·sault

A0470700 (ə-sôlt′)n.1. a. A violent physical attack, as with blows.b. A strong or cutting verbal attack.2. a. A military attack, such as one launched against a fortified area or place.b. The concluding stage of an attack in which close combat occurs with the enemy.3. Law a. An unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another.b. The act or an instance of unlawfully threatening or attempting to injure another.4. a. Sexual assault.b. The crime of rape.5. A rigorous or energetic effort to accomplish something difficult: an assault on the mountain's summit; an assault on poverty.v. as·sault·ed, as·sault·ing, as·saults v.tr.1. To make a violent assault upon; attack. See Synonyms at attack.2. To rape.3. To attack verbally; criticize or denounce.4. To harass or beset: assaulted by advertisements.v.intr. To make an assault.

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[Middle English assaut, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *assaltus, variant of Latin assultus, from past participle of assilīre, to jump on; see assail.]

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as·sault′er n.

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assaulter - someone who attacks aggressor, assailant, attackeroffender, wrongdoer - a person who transgresses moral or civil lawambusher - an attacker who waits in a concealed position to launch a surprise attackavenger, retaliator - someone who takes vengeancebrute, savage, wildcat, beast, wolf - a cruelly rapacious personbludgeoner - an assailant who uses a bludgeonbully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, yob, yobbo, yobo, tough - a cruel and brutal fellowharrier, harasser - a persistent attacker; "the harassers were not members of the regular army"iconoclast - someone who attacks cherished ideas or traditional institutionsmarauder, piranha, predator, vulture - someone who attacks in search of bootynight rider, nightrider - member of a secret mounted band in United States South after the American Civil War; committed acts of intimidation and revengeraper, rapist - someone who forces another to have sexual intercourseshedder, spiller - an attacker who sheds or spills blood; "a great hunter and spiller of blood"slasher - someone who slashes another personstabber - someone who stabs another personlapidator, stoner - an attacker who pelts the victim with stones (especially with intent to kill)

assaulter

nounOne who starts a hostile action:aggressor, assailant, assailer, attacker.