ambusher

noun

as in attacker

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  1. attacker
  2. assailant
Noun
  • Angel City attacker Jun Endo went down with a non-contact injury in the 33rd minute and was assisted off the pitch visibly shaken.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • Johan Manzambi Exciting attacker Johan Manzambi has played a starring role for a Switzerland side that reached the quarter-final stage for the first time since 1954, before being eliminated by Argentina.
    — Tom Burrows, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of attacker
Noun
  • An ensuing investigation connected the five suspects to a March assault in Sunnyvale, and linked the group to three more assailants, two men and a 16-year-old boy, police said.
    — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
  • The assailant, David Wayne DePape, was subsequently prosecuted and sentenced to life in prison.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of assailant
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“Ambusher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambusher. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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