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attacker

NOUN
aggressor
Synonyms


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Not that it really mattered, attacker Ally Sentnor said before the game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

"Once an attacker can operate those controls, legitimate functions such as defrosting become tools for disruption," he said.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

It was a moment of magic, described by TNT Sports pundit and former Chelsea attacker Joe Cole as "Gascoigne-esque", and one that exposed United's poor defending.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Haines's alleged attacker -- 43-year-old Brendan Nugent -- fronted court for the first time on Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

The problem arises when a tree encounters an attacker for which evolution has left it unprepared, and seldom has a tree been more helpless against an invader than the American chestnut against Endothia parasitica.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson


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