Thesaurus results for ATTACKER

attacker

noun

Definition of attacker next

as in assailant

one who violently sets upon another was able to pick her attacker out of the police lineup

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Recent Examples of attacker Betty Ellerbe was waiting for an Uber on Sunday when her attacker rounded the the corner of her Brownsville apartment building located near Glenmore and Christopher Aves. —

Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 2 June 2026 Other attackers Arsenal admire include Champions League final opponent Bradley Barcola and Ajax winger Mika Godts. —

James McNicholas, New York Times, 2 June 2026 Automation has reduced dwell time between foothold and impact, with attackers not waiting for defenders to analyze logs. —

Ken Ammon, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 These flaws can let attackers crash software, steal data or take over parts of a system. —

Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026 The families allege that the attacker used OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot to plan the attack, and that the company did not do anything to stop it. —

Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 1 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for attacker

assailant

Noun

Buehler believes there was just one assailant.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 June 2026
Moments before, the assailant had pushed a 30-year-old man standing next to Williams onto the tracks as well without saying a word, cops said.

— Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 June 2026