assaulter
One who strikes
An assaulter is someone who commits an assault—a physical attack or violent act against another person.
The term appears most often in legal and military contexts: The assaulter fled the scene before police arrived.
In tactical operations, assaulters are team members who conduct direct action: The assaulters breached the door while snipers provided cover.
One who strikes first
- aggressorOne who initiates conflict
- offenderOne who breaks rules
- perpetratorOne who commits wrongdoing
- culpritPerson found guilty
wrongdoer · criminal · felon · convict · mugger · batterer · abuser · rapist
One who engages in combat
- warriorOne skilled in combat
- raiderOne who attacks suddenly
- invaderOne who enters aggressively
- militantAggressive cause supporter
mercenary · soldier · gunman · commando · insurgent · belligerent · adversary · foe
attacker
One who strikes first
- aggressorOne who initiates conflict
- offenderOne who breaks rules
- perpetratorOne who commits wrongdoing
culprit · wrongdoer · criminal · felon · convict · mugger · batterer · abuser · rapist · molester
fighter
One who engages in combat
militant · mercenary · soldier · gunman · commando · insurgent · belligerent · adversary · foe · opponent
aggressive
Hostile and confrontational
threatening · intimidating · brutal · vicious · savage · ruthless · merciless · ferocious · dangerous · predatory
- Aggressorsaggressor, attacker, invader, warmonger, belligerent
- attackersaggressor, attacker, ambusher, invader, raider
- criminalsmurderer, thief, burglar, criminal, killer
- transit offendersfare evader, turnstile jumper, trespasser, ticket scalper, train robber
- sexual assaultForced sexual contact crime
- assault riflesSelective-fire infantry firearms
- physical assaultHarmful bodily contact
- assault chargesCriminal accusations for attacking
- assault weaponMilitary-derived firearm for civilians
- unexpected assaultSudden unprovoked violence
assault, assaults, assaulting, assaulters, assaultive, sexual assault, counterassault