attacker

attacker
I
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. aggressor, assailant, antagonist, invader, foe, enemy, criminal, mugger, molester, rapist, assaulter, plunderer, intruder, trespasser, violator, ravager, spoiler, felon, vilifier, maligner, accuser; see also critic 1 .
Ant. victim*, prey, martyr.
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
assailant, aggressor, offender.
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun One who starts a hostile action: aggressor, assailant, assailer, assaulter. See ATTACK.

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