ambuscaders

noun

plural of ambuscader
as in attackers

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  1. attackers
  2. assailants
  3. war hawks
Noun
  • The cost per token for attackers is going towards zero, and the cost of defense for defenders is staying quite high.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 7 Nov. 2026
  • If that were the case, the attackers might have gained broad control of the company’s infrastructure.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of attackers
Noun
  • When Costa Rican authorities arrived, Van Dyke and Arroyo appeared to have been confined in a single room by two armed male assailants, SURFER reported.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Prosecutors said Tuesday that one of the assailants, who has not yet been charged, withdrew $503 from an ATM shortly after the shooting and appeared to hand it over to Alex Morris, who is charged with firing on Thomas.
    — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of assailants
Noun
  • The latter, however, would upset the uber-nationalists and war hawks who believe that nothing short of Ukraine’s full capitulation is acceptable for the mighty Russian state.
    — Daniel DePetris, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
  • Great Again isolationists and GOP war hawks.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of war hawks
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