ambushers
Surprise assault perpetrators
Ambushers are people who lie in wait to attack by surprise.
The word appears in military contexts, crime reporting, and descriptions of predatory animals.
The ambushers opened fire from the treeline.
Police are searching for the ambushers who targeted the convoy.
Pursuers of prey
- predatorsAnimals that kill prey
- stalkersThose who obsessively pursue
- trappersThose who snare wildlife
- carnivoresAnimals eating only meat
People who attack others
- raidersThose who plunder
- aggressorsInitiators of hostility
- bushwhackersForest ambushers or trail-clearers
- lurkersThose who observe unseen
assassins · snipers · gunmen · hitmen · guerrillas · insurgents · marauders · militants
Concealment through visual blending
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- hideConceal or pelt
- lurkHide while observing
- covertIntentionally concealed
undetected · unseen · disguise · clandestine · furtive · stealthy · silent · sneak
Irregular armed fighter
- hit-and-runLeaving after causing collision
- flankingAt the sides of
- encirclementSurrounding enemy forces completely
- raidsSudden armed attacks
infiltration · deception · feint · stratagem · entrapment · harassment · diversion · sabotage
hunters
Pursuers of prey
carnivores · pounce · lurk · stalk · prey · snare · trap · fangs · claws · talons
assailants
People who attack others
- raidersThose who plunder
- aggressorsInitiators of hostility
- bushwhackersForest ambushers or trail-clearers
lurkers · assassins · snipers · gunmen · hitmen · guerrillas · insurgents · marauders · militants · partisans
camouflage
Concealment through visual blending
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- hideConceal or pelt
- lurkHide while observing
covert · undetected · unseen · disguise · clandestine · furtive · stealthy · silent · sneak · prowl
guerrilla
Irregular armed fighter
- hit-and-runLeaving after causing collision
- flankingAt the sides of
- encirclementSurrounding enemy forces completely
raids · infiltration · deception · feint · stratagem · entrapment · harassment · diversion · sabotage · reconnaissance