attacker

Meaning

1. Someone who attacks.
2. 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.

Synonyms

assailant

aggressor

assaulter

raider

invader

forward

striker

mugger

besieger

lawbreaker

offender

violator

mighty

molester

combatant

provocative person

opponent

powerful

assassinator

rich

🤑

robber

shooter

assassin

trespasser

attacking player

iceman

invading

stormer

Translations

attaquant

aggressore

Angreifer

aanvaller

attaccante

asaltante

assalitore

atacante

atacant

agresseur

atacante

agresor

atacador

attaqueur

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈtækɚ/

Etymology

From attack + -er.