victimizers

noun

plural of victimizer
as in assailants

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  1. assailants
  2. attackers
  3. troublemakers
Noun
  • The assailants attacked a mosque in Kpenya village after attacks in a string of villages in the remote Borgu Local Government Area of Niger state Friday, police spokesperson Wasiu Abiodun said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Their disappearance was discovered only two hours later, when tourists stumbled upon two Antonello paintings, apparently abandoned by the assailants, leaning against the museum fence.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of assailants
Noun
  • The last major flare-up came in July, when about 10 attackers opened fire and threw pipe bombs at soldiers at a security checkpoint in Narathiwat.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The bigger concern was how Madrid looked once their three most dangerous attackers were on the pitch.
    — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of attackers
Noun
  • Instead, the Plaintiffs were labeled ‘troublemakers’ by the school and, therefore, not trustworthy.
    — Austin Horn July 14, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • Waymo then stopped the car and alerted the San Mateo Police, who showed up and detained the troublemakers, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026
Definition of troublemakers
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