"assailant" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈseɪlənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-assailant.wav [UK] Forms: assailant [singular], assailants [plural]
Etymology: assail + -ant Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|assail|ant}} assail + -ant Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An assailant is a person who attacks another violently. Synonyms: attacker
    Sense id: simple-assailant-en-noun-0sh0bDL3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ant
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