Each country accused the other of being the aggressor.
a group of smaller states had formed an alliance to deter potential aggressors
Recent Examples on the WebRevisionist alliances are also—once again—making aggression less costly by mitigating the strategic isolation aggressors might otherwise face.—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 29 Mar. 2024 These are two societies that each sees itself as the victim and the other as the aggressor.—Greg Myre, NPR, 6 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for aggressor
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Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Latin, "attacker, assailant," from aggredī, adgredī "to approach, attack" + -tor, agent suffix — more at aggress
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