Definition of attacker Attacker

/ʌtæˈkɚ/ - [utaker] - at•tack•er

We found 6 definitions of attacker from 5 different sources.

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What does attacker mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: attackers

attacker - someone who attacks
  aggressor, assailant, assaulter
  offender, wrongdoer a person who transgresses moral or civil law
  ambusher an attacker who waits in a concealed position to launch a surprise attack
  avenger, retaliator someone who takes vengeance
  beast, brute, savage, wildcat, wolf a cruelly rapacious person
  bludgeoner an assailant who uses a bludgeon
  hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, yob, yobbo, yobo, bully, tough a cruel and brutal fellow
  harasser, harrier a persistent attacker; "the harassers were not members of the regular army"
  iconoclast someone who attacks cherished ideas or traditional institutions
  marauder, piranha, predator, vulture someone who attacks in search of booty
  night rider, nightrider member of a secret mounted band in United States South after the American Civil War; committed acts of intimidation and revenge
  raper, rapist someone who forces another to have sexual intercourse
  shedder, spiller an attacker who sheds or spills blood; "a great hunter and spiller of blood"
  slasher a weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashing
  stabber someone who stabs another person
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • attacker (Noun)
    Someone who attacks.
  • attacker (Noun)
    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.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • attacker (n.)
    One who attacks.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • attacker
    A person who attacks.

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