counterattackers

variants or counter-attackers
Definition of counterattackersnext
plural of counterattacker
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Noun
  • Since arriving, the snakes have become top predators in the ecosystem and are severely reducing native mammal populations.
    Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
  • These snakes have become top predators in the ecosystem and are severely reducing native mammal populations.
    Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • As more businesses move to software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms, attackers are following.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The company once again worked to boot the attackers out of the account.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Usman Rumirgo, a local ward official, said the assailants set several houses ablaze before leaving the area.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The eight assailants got out of two cars, including a gray Nissan Altima.
    Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The resident escaped, but by the time police had responded to the scene, the home invaders had fled.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • There are more than 300 species of ants in the Southeast, including non-native invaders.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Counterattackers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterattackers. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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