counterattacker

noun

as in predator

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  1. predator
  2. rapist
  3. attacker
  4. assailant
Noun
  • Surprising close encounters with marine predators in California bring awe and fear.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The ghoul had become an emblem of desecration, a predator violating the boundary between life and death, a corruptor of what was wholesome and decent.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of predator
Noun
  • Continue reading ⦠SOUTH OF THE BORDER â Dog the Bounty Hunter hunted Max Factor heir Andrew Luster to Mexico in 2003, now serial rapist is free.
    — , FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • More news The recent release of a serial rapist is garnering outrage in the San Gabriel Valley community where the man, who is an heir to a cosmetics fortune, is reportedly residing.
    — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of rapist
Noun
  • Elor Azaria shot and killed a wounded Palestinian attacker in Hebron.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Jordanian authorities had not confirmed the number of attackers as of Saturday.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of attacker
Noun
  • An assailant armed with knives attacked a police officer guarding the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, just after midnight on Wednesday, police said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • In June 2024, a crossbow-wielding assailant wounded a Serbian police officer guarding the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade before the officer returned fire, killing the attacker.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of assailant
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