aggressor

ag·gres·sor

noun \ə-ˈgre-sər\

: a person or country that attacks another : a person or country that starts a fight or war

Full Definition of AGGRESSOR

:  one that commits or practices aggression

Examples of AGGRESSOR

1. Each country accused the other of being the aggressor.
2. <these pocket-size states had formed an alliance to deter potential aggressors>

First Known Use of AGGRESSOR

1646

Related to AGGRESSOR

Synonyms

invader, raider

Related Words

initiator, instigator; ambuscader, ambusher, assailant, attacker, forayer, pillager, plunderer; hawk, jingo, jingoist, militant, militarist, war hawk, warmonger; belligerent, cobelligerent, combatant

Near Antonyms

defender; dove, pacifist, peacemaker; nonbelligerent

Rhymes with AGGRESSOR

addresser, assessor, caresser, compressor, confessor, cross-dresser, depressor, hairdresser, oppressor, processor, professor, regressor, repressor, successor, transgressor, vinedresser

ag·gres·sor

noun \ə-ˈgres-ər\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of AGGRESSOR

: one who exhibits aggression