Attacker (Noun)

Meaning

Someone who attacks.

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Examples

• The police are searching for the attacker who stabbed a pedestrian on the street last night.
• The boxer's opponent was a skilled attacker with a strong left hook.
• In the video game, the attacker must breach the castle walls to reach the king.
• The cybersecurity team identified the attacker who had been hacking into their system for weeks.
• The eyewitness described the attacker as a tall, thin man with a scar on his cheek.

Synonyms

• Assailant
• Aggressor
• Assaulter

Hypernyms

• Offender

Hyponyms

• Yobbo
• Rapist
• Wildcat
• Piranha
• Tough
• Roughneck
• Savage
• Vulture
• Spiller
• Ruffian
• Rowdy
• Harrier
• Yob
• Brute
• Lapidator
• Predator
• Hooligan
• Wolf
• Nightrider
• Yobo
• Retaliator

Related Words

• Attack (verb)