aggressor

noun

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ag·gres·sor | \ ə-ˈgre-sər

Definition of aggressor

: one that commits or practices aggression

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Synonyms for aggressor

Synonyms

invader,
raider

Examples of aggressor in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web Ultimately, the jury will have to consider the moments before the shotgun blasts rang out and decide which man was the aggressor and therefore not legitimately acting in self-defense, Redmon said. — Kate Brumback, ajc, 14 Nov. 2021 Dalvin Cook is being sued by a former girlfriend, who accused him of violently assaulting her nearly a year ago, though Cook has contended the woman was the aggressor. — New York Times, 10 Nov. 2021 To be deterred, the aggressor must believe it’s going to suffer a devastating second strike. — David Axe, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021 After two other patrons pulled him off the woman, the aggressor left. — John Benson, cleveland, 13 Oct. 2021 Hall’s defense attorney, Nicole Pifari, presented a different version of events, one in which Hall was the victim, rather than the aggressor. — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Oct. 2021 After spending the early part of the game wondering when he would get hit, Larkin opted to be the aggressor and initiated contact. — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 3 Oct. 2021 The attack set the tone for the debate, with each candidate taking on the other in personal terms, with Youngkin often the aggressor. — Steve Peoples, ajc, 29 Sep. 2021 Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership of the Labour Party provided a home for anti-Western politics that portrays America as the real aggressor and makes apologies for authoritarian regimes from Caracas to Tehran. — David A. Cowan, National Review, 20 Aug. 2021

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