assailant

UK: /əˈseɪlənt/ US: /əˈseɪlənt/ ,(ə sā′lənt)

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as•sail•ant /əˈseɪlənt/  n. [countable]

1. an attacker:
   Although she was blind she managed to beat off her assailant in the dark house.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

as•sail•ant  (ə sā′lənt), n. 

1. a person who attacks.

adj. 

2. [Archaic.] assailing;
   attacking;
   hostile.

• Middle French assaillant. See assail, -ant
• 1525–35

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assailant / əˈseɪlənt/ noun

1. a person who attacks another, either physically or verbally