assailant








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  1. a person who attacks.

adjective

  1. Archaic. assailing; attacking; hostile.

noun

  1. a person who attacks another, either physically or verballyhe was unable to recognize his assailants
n.

1530s, from French assailant, noun use of present participle of assailir (see assail). Earlier in same sense was assailer (c.1400).

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