assailant
One who strikes
An assailant is someone who attacks another person.
The word appears most often in news reports and legal contexts: The assailant fled the scene, She was able to identify her assailant.
It implies physical violence but can extend to verbal attacks in formal usage.
One who robs violently
- intruderUnauthorized person present
- raiderOne who attacks suddenly
- assassinPaid murderer of targets
- gunmanArmed violent person
bandit · terrorist · hitman · knifer · sniper · ambusher · assaulter · aggressor
Habitual intimidator
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- provokerOne who incites
- instigatorOne who provokes action
- tormentorOne who causes anguish
harasser · intimidator · abuser · provocateur · troublemaker · aggressor · initiator
Serious crime perpetrator
- convictJailed offender after trial
- outlawFugitive from justice
- robberOne who steals by force
- gangsterCriminal organization member
thug · perpetrator · offender · culprit · suspect · defendant · fugitive · recidivist
Portable electricity storage
- attackAggressive act against another
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
- stabbingWounding with a blade
- shootingDischarging a weapon
mugging · ambush · onslaught · rampage · brutality · confrontation · struggle · altercation
Source of potential harm
- dangerExposure to harm
- perilSerious threat of harm
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
malice · enmity · malevolent · dangerous · threatening · lurking · approaching · fleeing
mugger
One who robs violently
gunman · bandit · terrorist · hitman · knifer · sniper · ambusher · assaulter · aggressor · perpetrator
bully
Habitual intimidator
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- provokerOne who incites
- instigatorOne who provokes action
tormentor · harasser · intimidator · abuser · provocateur · troublemaker · aggressor · initiator
felon
Serious crime perpetrator
gangster · thug · perpetrator · offender · culprit · suspect · defendant · fugitive · recidivist · charged
battery
Portable electricity storage
- attackAggressive act against another
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
- stabbingWounding with a blade
shooting · mugging · ambush · onslaught · rampage · brutality · confrontation · struggle · altercation · brawl
menace
Source of potential harm
- dangerExposure to harm
- perilSerious threat of harm
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
hostility · malice · enmity · malevolent · dangerous · threatening · lurking · approaching · fleeing · escaped
- lawbreakersthief, robber, burglar, vandal, smuggler
- Aggressorsaggressor, attacker, invader, warmonger, belligerent
- criminalsmurderer, thief, burglar, criminal, killer
- attackersaggressor, attacker, assaulter, ambusher, invader
- assaultattack, attacker, beating, punch, kick
- self-defenseself-defense, martial arts, self-protection, karate, pepper spray