assailant

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

assailant
    n 1: someone who attacks [syn: {attacker}, {aggressor},
         {assailant}, {assaulter}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Assailant \As*sail"ant\, a. [F. assaillant, p. pr. of
   assaillir.]
   Assailing; attacking. --Milton.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Assailant \As*sail"ant\, n. [F. assaillant.]
   One who, or that which, assails, attacks, or assaults; an
   assailer.
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         An assailant of the church.              --Macaulay.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

18 Moby Thesaurus words for "assailant":
      adversary, aggressor, antagonist, assailer, assaulter, attacker,
      combatant, enemy, foe, foeman, invader, mugger, opponent,
      opposing party, opposite camp, raider, the loyal opposition,
      the opposition

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