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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This idea is at the very foundation of the UN, where today Americans vote in favor of the aggressor and against the aggressed, because the Trumpian vision coincides with Putin’s: a return to spheres of influence, where great powers dictate the fate of small nations.
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Claude Malhuret, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2025
Some pop-culture analysts took this to mean that Jabbari was the aggressor.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2025
The caller said a white man was the aggressor and was still inside the store, according to the report.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
Their discomfort, their fear, their embarrassment—none of these things seem to matter to aggressors consumed by their own emotions.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
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Claude Malhuret, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2025
Some pop-culture analysts took this to mean that Jabbari was the aggressor.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2025
The caller said a white man was the aggressor and was still inside the store, according to the report.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
Their discomfort, their fear, their embarrassment—none of these things seem to matter to aggressors consumed by their own emotions.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggressor
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Desperate to work with his idol, the ruthless corporate raider Gordon Gekko (played by Michael Douglas who won Best Actor), Fox manages to get his attention by providing insider information.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Corporate raiders and activist investors often push long-standing companies into decisions that serve current shareholders and not the company's long-term vision.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Aggressor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggressor. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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