Each country accused the other of being the aggressor.
a group of smaller states had formed an alliance to deter potential aggressors
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If Donald Trump finally learns to distinguish the aggressor from the victim—or at least realizes that Putin has been playing him—the U.S. president could support Ukraine in earnest without worrying much about China expanding its assistance to Russia.—Leon Aron, The Atlantic, 29 June 2025 Iran is the aggressor and continues to contravene the laws of war.—Steven Katz, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2025 The true aggressor is the Islamic Republic and its empire of terror.—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025 Mock asked the judge to consider that Smallwood was not the aggressor and that a member of the other group had started firing first.—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for aggressor
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Etymology
borrowed from Latin, "attacker, assailant," from aggredī, adgredī "to approach, attack" + -tor, agent suffix — more at aggress
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