as in invader
one that starts armed conflict against another especially without reasonable cause
a group of smaller states had formed an alliance to deter potential aggressors
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Recent Examples of aggressor
Edmonton tied the game 6:33 into the frame on a Mattias Ekholm shot from the left circle and became the aggressors the rest of the way.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Helmets off to the Ukrainians for giving the Russian aggressors a humiliating black eye and the loss of $7 billion in military hardware using 117 relatively cheap drones.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
For the past century, arms control agreements have been used to constrain threats posed by potential aggressor nations.
—Eric S. Edelman, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
The announcement came after a Strategic Defense Review by an external board found several areas in the U.K. that need to improve in order to effectively deter aggressors like Russia, as well as North Korea, Iran and China.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2025
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Helmets off to the Ukrainians for giving the Russian aggressors a humiliating black eye and the loss of $7 billion in military hardware using 117 relatively cheap drones.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
For the past century, arms control agreements have been used to constrain threats posed by potential aggressor nations.
—Eric S. Edelman, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
The announcement came after a Strategic Defense Review by an external board found several areas in the U.K. that need to improve in order to effectively deter aggressors like Russia, as well as North Korea, Iran and China.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggressor
raider
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Since the 1990s, the corporate raider has owned a beachfront home off Lily Pond Lane, one of the most expensive streets in East Hampton.—
Andrew Rice,
Curbed,
26 June 2025
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The area had long been a refuge for the Nuba, many of whom are descendants of people who were pushed out of other parts of Sudan by Arab raiders.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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“Aggressor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggressor. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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