as in assailants
one who violently sets upon another
was able to pick her attacker out of the police lineup
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Recent Examples of attackers
If attackers ever gain access to that kind of information, the fallout can include harassment, blackmail or identity theft.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
The context of this cameo being a more open game where Gyokeres could play off fellow attackers was almost tailor-made for him.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Kuzmenko was a healthy scratch in five games but has been one of the Kings’ most impactful attackers since the calendar turned.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
The same capabilities that help companies find and fix security flaws can just as easily be weaponized by attackers to discover and exploit the vulnerabilities before defenders can find them.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
Muhammed was taken by the attackers before being let go in the pandemonium.
—Pelumi Salako, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
State television reported that Niger's forces responded quickly to the assault early Thursday, killing 20 of the attackers and arresting 11 others.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2026
At one point, while being choked from behind, the 102-pound, 5-foot-tall 18-year-old managed to fully flip one of her attackers over, with the suspect landing on the concrete ground.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Here was fought a strenuous trench and hand-to-hand battle between German defenders and Russian attackers.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2025
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
The context of this cameo being a more open game where Gyokeres could play off fellow attackers was almost tailor-made for him.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Kuzmenko was a healthy scratch in five games but has been one of the Kings’ most impactful attackers since the calendar turned.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
The same capabilities that help companies find and fix security flaws can just as easily be weaponized by attackers to discover and exploit the vulnerabilities before defenders can find them.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
Muhammed was taken by the attackers before being let go in the pandemonium.
—Pelumi Salako, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
State television reported that Niger's forces responded quickly to the assault early Thursday, killing 20 of the attackers and arresting 11 others.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2026
At one point, while being choked from behind, the 102-pound, 5-foot-tall 18-year-old managed to fully flip one of her attackers over, with the suspect landing on the concrete ground.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Here was fought a strenuous trench and hand-to-hand battle between German defenders and Russian attackers.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attackers
assailants
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Investigators believe the assailants then killed Van Dyke and fled from the scene.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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Van Dyke and his 31-year-old girlfriend were confined in a single room by two armed male assailants according to investigators, SURFER reported.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Attackers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attackers. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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