Thesaurus results for ASSAILANT

assailant

noun

ə-ˈsā-lənt

Definition of assailant next

as in attacker

one who violently sets upon another the darkness prevented me from getting a good look at my assailant

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Recent Examples of assailant And an assailant drove a car into people outside an Orthodox synagogue in Manchester, England, on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. —

Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2026 The assailants, some armed, also vandalized security cameras and a vacant guard shack and slashed the tires of vehicles in the parking lot, authorities said. —

Sue Ambrose, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026 An assailant drove a car into people outside an Orthodox synagogue in Manchester, England, on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. —

Corey Williams, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026 And an assailant drove a car into people outside an Orthodox synagogue in Manchester, England, on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. —

Corey Williams, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for assailant

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Noun

His attacker was arguing with a woman when the victim attempted to intervene.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
Senior forward Kaitlyn Nudera leads standout group of attackers.

— Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026