assailant

pronunciation

How to pronounce assailant in British English: UK [əˈseɪlənt]word uk audio image

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  • Noun:
    someone who attacks

Word Origin

assailant (n.)
1530s, from French assailant, noun use of present participle of assailir (see assail). Earlier in same sense was assailer (c. 1400).

Example

1. The assailant had no respect for the victims .
2. On september 6th one of the world 's biggest certificate authorities , globalsign , temporarily stopped issuing them following new claims by an assailant under the name " comodo hacker " .
3. But after hearing overwhelming evidence from a string of witnesses , including a football coach who said king was the assailant , the jury unanimously convicted him of sexually assaulting the 20-year-old and causing actual bodily harm .

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