counterattackers

noun

variants or counter-attackers
plural of counterattacker
as in predators

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  1. predators
  2. attackers
  3. assailants
  4. invaders
Noun
  • The crabs also burrow in the muddy seafloor to hide from predators and better withstand winter temperatures.
    — Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • At the same time, the bath shouldn’t be tucked so deeply into dense landscaping that predators can hide nearby.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 18 July 2026
Definition of predators
Noun
  • Websites under the control of the attackers display a CAPTCHA that requires the visitor to copy a jumble of text and paste it into the terminal.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026
  • Mbappe wasn’t the worst of France’s attackers and never stopped trying to turn the tide, but his quality deserted him.
    — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of attackers
Noun
  • Researchers have found that these assailants are disproportionately likely to have dementia.
    — Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 July 2026
  • An ensuing investigation connected the five suspects to a March assault in Sunnyvale, and linked the group to three more assailants, two men and a 16-year-old boy, police said.
    — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Definition of assailants
Noun
  • But scientists are keeping track, often with the help of local residents who photograph and report lizard sightings, as the state works to trap the most dangerous invaders.
    — Rylan DiGiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026
  • Randy Quaid played the tipsy Vietnam vet and former alien abductee Russell Casse, who ultimately delivers righteous vengeance upon Earth’s otherworldly invaders.
    — Maggie Fremont, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
Definition of invaders
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