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forayers

noun

plural of forayer
as in attackers

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  1. attackers
  2. assailants
  3. war hawks
Noun
  • When defending corners, Chelsea stationed four attackers upfield in a bid to force Arsenal to keep more players back.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Mission-critical sectors like financials, pharmaceuticals, energy and healthcare are scrambling to reinforce cyber defenses before attackers deploy the latest AI tools.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of attackers
Noun
  • Sam eventually escapes her assailants and seemingly stops Charlie from enduring further harm.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026
  • According to Spanish media outlet El País, the assailants completed the early morning heist in under four minutes.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of assailants
Noun
  • The latter, however, would upset the uber-nationalists and war hawks who believe that nothing short of Ukraine’s full capitulation is acceptable for the mighty Russian state.
    — Daniel DePetris, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
  • Great Again isolationists and GOP war hawks.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of war hawks
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“Forayers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forayers. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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