victimizers

noun

plural of victimizer
as in assailants

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  1. assailants
  2. attackers
  3. troublemakers
Noun
  • When Costa Rican authorities arrived, Van Dyke and Arroyo appeared to have been confined in a single room by two armed male assailants, SURFER reported.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Prosecutors said Tuesday that one of the assailants, who has not yet been charged, withdrew $503 from an ATM shortly after the shooting and appeared to hand it over to Alex Morris, who is charged with firing on Thomas.
    — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of assailants
Noun
  • The cost per token for attackers is going towards zero, and the cost of defense for defenders is staying quite high.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 7 Nov. 2026
  • If that were the case, the attackers might have gained broad control of the company’s infrastructure.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of attackers
Noun
  • Getting this particular group of troublemakers together began with Rossum embarking on a retro viewing project several summers back.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Netanyahu in the past has attributed the violence to a small number of troublemakers.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of troublemakers
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