AMBUSHER Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

ambusher

noun

as in attacker

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Noun

The rumor mill has linked Sporting KC to several attackers in the MLS and abroad.

— PJ Green August 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
Instead of backing her, the courts convict her for killing her attacker in self-defense.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of attacker

Noun

Unable to identify the assailant in the white Cadillac, Greenidge was one of the first to reach Shakur after the shooting.

— Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
According to Spanish media outlet El País, the assailants completed the early morning heist in under four minutes.

— Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of assailant

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