bushwhacker

as in assailant
one who violently sets upon another bushwhackers have made that lonely stretch of road very dangerous

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Noun
  • She was later seen knocking an assailant back a few dozen feet with a simple swing of a metal tray.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Investigators were asked if an attacker or assailant could have been one of the four found dead in the home, according KGO.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Those differences can mean the difference between a private, secure connection and one that's more vulnerable to attackers.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
  • There were still five behind the ball, but one of them, Morris, was not tight enough to Ecuadorian attacker John Yeboah, and was too slow in trying to jump the pass.
    Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Bushwhacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bushwhacker. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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