assailant

Meaning

Noun

1. Someone who attacks or assails another violently, or criminally.
2. (broadly, figuratively) A hostile critic or opponent.

Adj

Assailing; attacking.

Synonyms

attacker

aggressor

assaulter

forward

invader

enemy

raider

mugger

front man

foe

offender

criminal

robber

shooter

striker

violator

winger

assailing enemy

provocative person

Translations

aggressore

assalitore

attaquant

assaillant

atacante

Angreifer

agresor

aanvaller

agresseur

agressor

assaltante

aanrander

assaltador

atacante

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈseɪlənt/

Etymology

From Old French assaillant, from the verb assaillir, from Late Latin assalīre, from Latin ad (“to, towards”) + salīre (“to jump”). Equivalent to assail + -ant.