assaulter

Definition of assaulternext
as in assailant
one who violently sets upon another police released a composite drawing of a suspect believed to be the assaulter

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Recent Examples of assaulter His alleged assaulter was arrested and jailed Wednesday. Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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Noun
  • In addition, the Broward lab was not equipped to perform the complicated analysis of the data that might exclude Duckett as the assailant.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
  • The state-wide ban on magazines came in 2013, just a year after the Aurora Theater shooting, where, in a matter of seconds, an assailant with a 100-round magazine was able to kill 12 people and injure 70 more.
    The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • Joao Pedro has improved in that role throughout the season, but having other physically strong attackers return from injury will be important.
    Cerys Jones, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • The vulnerability allowed attackers to bypass two-factor authentication protections after obtaining valid login credentials.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 May 2026

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“Assaulter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assaulter. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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