assailant

  • 1Assailant — As*sail ant, n. [F. assaillant.] One who, or that which, assails, attacks, or assaults; an assailer. [1913 Webster] An assailant of the church. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3assailant — as·sail·ant /ə sā lənt/ n: a person who commits criminal assault Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. assailant …

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  • 4assailant — (n.) 1530s, from Fr. assailant, noun use of prp. of assailir (see ASSAIL (Cf. assail)). Earlier in same sense was assailer (c.1400) …

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  • 5Assailant — As*sail ant, a. [F. assaillant, p. pr. of assaillir.] Assailing; attacking. Milton. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 6assailant — [n] attacker aggressor, antagonist, assaulter, bushwhacker*, enemy, foe, goon*, hit person, invader, mugger, opposite number*, trigger person; concept 412 …

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  • 7assailant — ► NOUN ▪ a person who attacks another …

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  • 8assailant — [ə sāl′ənt] n. [< Fr] one who assails or attacks; attacker …

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  • 9Assailant — Infobox musical artist Name = Assailant Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Umea, Sweden Genre = Power metal Progressive metal Years active = 2004 present Label = Dockyard 1 Associated acts = URL =… …

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  • 10assailant — [[t]əse͟ɪlənt[/t]] assailants N COUNT: usu poss N Someone s assailant is a person who has physically attacked them. [FORMAL] Other party goers rescued the injured man from his assailant. Syn: attacker …

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