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assaulter

noun

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 Any assaulter of mine spending less time on the field is A-OK, though. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 3 June 2026 His alleged assaulter was arrested and jailed Wednesday. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025

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During the struggle the cockpit door was opened, allowing other passengers to rush in, subdue his assailant, and take control of the plane that was enroute to Tel Aviv.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Henriette Reker, who served two terms as the mayor of Cologne, Germany, until last year, survived an assassination attempt, in 2015, by a far-right assailant angry about migration.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of assailant

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Angel Marcelo Escalante Gamazo was arguing with his attacker outside Los Arrieros restaurant on Roosevelt Ave.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
The exchange’s security team found that the attacker breached a critical backend wallet system, used it to spoof transfer information and triggered Bitget’s authorization-signing process.

— Matthew Tan, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

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