Synonyms of attacker

attacker

noun

as in assailant

one who violently sets upon another

was able to pick her attacker out of the police lineup

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assailant
• assaulter
• robber
• predator
• bushwhacker
• rapist
• invader
• aggressor
• besieger
• raider
• mugger
• raper
• molester
• ravager
• counterattacker

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of attacker

The stellar attacker scenario has not been straightforward this summer. — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Security updates frequently close vulnerabilities that sophisticated attackers may try to exploit. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Three days later, the person authorities in multiple countries now say was the attacker was revealed to be Anastasiia Berezovska – a Ukrainian woman with a large snake tattoo on her arm. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

The value is later used as a parameter added to a URL leading to the attacker’s site. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026

Many phones silently join familiar-looking networks without user confirmation, a behavior that attackers exploit through malicious wireless access points that mimic trusted hotspots. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026