victimizers

noun

plural of victimizer
as in assailants

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  1. assailants
  2. attackers
  3. troublemakers
Noun
  • In the federal cases involving Bartlett, English and Wolfer, the courts found both that Iran manufactured or supplied the weapons used in the attacks and that the assailants were trained or directed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • In a blind rage after watching his brother die, Duke catches up to one of their assailants and beats him to death — with a crowd watching.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 July 2026
Definition of assailants
Noun
  • And what happens next should concern attackers and defenders alike.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Led by the defence, who went in hard and firm on Chelsea’s attackers, Tottenham upped the intensity against their London rivals.
    — Elias Burke, New York Times, 1 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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