Aggressor (Noun)
Meaning 1
A confident assertive person who acts as instigator.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Hypernyms
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
Hypernyms
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