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- Dictionaryattacker/əˈtakə/
noun
- 1. a person or animal that attacks someone or something: "her attacker then ran off"
- 2. (in sport) a player whose task is to attack the other side's goal in the attempt to score; a forward: "the team gave the visiting attackers and midfield men a hard time"
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ATTACKER definition: 1. a person who uses violence to hurt someone: 2. someone in a sports team who tries to score…. Learn more.
to set upon or work against forcefully; to assail with unfriendly or bitter words; to begin to affect or to act on injuriously… See the full definition
Definition of 'attacker' attacker. (ətækəʳ ) Word forms: attackers. countable noun B2. You can refer to a person who attacks someone as their attacker. There were signs that she struggled with her attacker before she was repeatedly stabbed. Synonyms: assailant, assaulter, raider, intruder More Synonyms of attacker.
at·tack′er n. Synonyms: attack, assail, storm, assault, batter, beset. These verbs, drawn from military activity, mean in their figurative senses to act forcefully or aggressively toward someone or something.
an attacker who waits in a concealed position to launch a surprise attack. someone who attacks cherished ideas or traditional institutions. member of a secret mounted band in United States South after the American Civil War; committed acts of intimidation and revenge.
attacker meaning, definition, what is attacker: a person who deliberately uses violence ...: Learn more.
to blame or abuse violently or bitterly. to direct unfavorable criticism against; criticize severely; argue with strongly: He attacked his opponent's statement. to try to destroy, esp. with verbal abuse: to attack the mayor's reputation.
Definition of attacker noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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noun. attackers. Someone who attacks. Wiktionary. (soccer) One of the players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. Wiktionary. Synonyms: assaulter. assailant. aggressor. accuser. maligner. vilifier. felon. spoiler. ravager. rapist. molester.
