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attacker

NOUN
aggressor
Synonyms


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Zitouni asked the attacker to stop, offering help, and saying he thought that "was better than swearing at him".

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Pedro Neto: Arguably Chelsea's most dangerous attacker but finishing let him down, with one effort saved and another fired well wide in the first half.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Binance has said that the breach may have involved “a compromised DevOps engineer’s laptop” that allowed the attacker to “submit unauthorized withdrawal transactions.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Roy Lee leapt to his feet and flailed ineffectually at his attacker.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam


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