aggressors
Those who strike
Aggressors are those who initiate an attack or conflict.
The term carries moral weight—calling someone an aggressor assigns blame for starting hostilities: The treaty required aggressors to pay reparations.
In international law, the aggressor nation bears responsibility for war.
The word applies beyond warfare to anyone who acts with unprovoked hostility: She was the aggressor in the argument.
One who attacks another
- invaderOne who enters aggressively
- raiderOne who attacks suddenly
- intruderUnauthorized person present
- assaulterOne who attacks
perpetrator · offender · instigator · provocateur · assassin · gunman · sniper · hijacker
One who causes anguish
- harasserOne who intimidates repeatedly
- persecutorOne who harasses relentlessly
- oppressorOne who dominates cruelly
- abuserOne who mistreats others
intimidator · browbeater · terrorizer · coercer · tyrant · despot · thug · brute
assailant
One who attacks another
assaulter · perpetrator · offender · instigator · provocateur · assassin · gunman · sniper · hijacker · terrorist
tormentor
One who causes anguish
- harasserOne who intimidates repeatedly
- persecutorOne who harasses relentlessly
- oppressorOne who dominates cruelly
abuser · intimidator · browbeater · terrorizer · coercer · tyrant · despot · thug · brute · ruffian
soldier
Armed forces member
- warriorOne skilled in combat
- fighterOne who engages in combat
- belligerentHostile and eager to clash
mercenary · commando · guerrilla · militia · infantry · trooper · legionnaire · centurion · gladiator · samurai
antagonist
One who opposes another
rival · opponent · nemesis · belligerent · combatant · warmonger · hawk · militant · hostile · instigator
aggressorsdefenders
Those who shield others
victims · protectors · resisters · liberators · peacekeepers
aggressorspeacemakers
Those who resolve conflicts
pacifists · mediators · diplomats · conciliators · peaceniks
- passive aggressorOne who attacks indirectly