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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assaulter
Noun
  • Nancy Guthrie was kidnapped by what police believe was a masked assailant sometime between the night of January 31 and the early hours of February 1.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The eight assailants got out of two cars, including a gray Nissan Altima.
    Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The 18-year-old attacker, armed with a shotgun, fired randomly at a vocational high school in Siverek, Sanliurfa province, before hiding inside the building.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The attacker did not have a criminal record, Sildak said.
    Suzan Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026

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“Assaulter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assaulter. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.

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