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Aggressor (Noun)

Meaning 1

A confident assertive person who acts as instigator.

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Hypernyms

  • Initiator

Meaning 2

Someone who attacks.

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Examples

  • The police were able to identify the aggressor in the bar fight through security footage.
  • In the animal kingdom, the larger species is often the aggressor in territorial disputes.
  • The victim was able to defend herself against the aggressor by using her self-defense training.
  • The news report identified the country as the aggressor in the recent border conflict.
  • The judge ruled that the defendant was the aggressor in the physical altercation and sentenced him accordingly.

Synonyms

  • Assailant
  • Attacker
  • Assaulter

Hypernyms

  • Wrongdoer

Hyponyms

  • Avenger
  • Shedder
  • Slasher
  • Marauder
  • Roughneck
  • Vulture
  • Ambusher
  • Iconoclast
  • Stoner
  • Ruffian
  • Stabber
  • Rowdy
  • Yob
  • Bludgeoner
  • Bully
  • Yobbo
  • Harasser
  • Wildcat
  • Piranha
  • Night Rider
  • Savage
  • Beast
  • Brute
  • Hooligan
  • Yobo
  • Raper

Related Words

  • Aggress (verb)
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