assaulter

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English

Etymology

From assault +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

assaulter (plural assaulters)

  1. One who commits assault.
    Synonym: assailant
    • 1861, The Dublin University Magazine, volume 57, page 530:
      Earnest assaulters of current theories, or earnest apologists for them, should alike have conducted attack or defence, as it seems to us, upon some more concerted plan.
    • 1918, Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 138:
      "If you've been assaulted and battered," said the Mayor, "we shall have to arrest the assaulters and batterers, as well."

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