besieger
One surrounding fortifications
A besieger is one who lays siege—surrounding a fortified place to cut off supplies and compel surrender.
The word appears in historical and military contexts: The besiegers waited months for the city to starve.
Figuratively, anyone who persistently surrounds or pressures someone: Besiegers of the celebrity crowded the hotel entrance.
One who attacks another
- aggressorOne who initiates conflict
- invaderOne who enters aggressively
- raiderOne who attacks suddenly
- marauderOne who raids for loot
combatant · warrior · enemy · fighter · mercenary · conqueror · stormer · assaulter
Surrounding enemy forces completely
- blockadeSealing off a place
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- catapultSiege engine for launching
- trenchesElongated ground excavations
sappers · breach · escalade · starvation · parley · capitulation · ramparts · battlements
Organized land-based military
- infantryGround combat troops
- sapperMilitary construction soldier
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
artillery · barricade · entrenchment · garrison · onslaught · skirmish · cannonade · redoubt
Supreme authority held
- subjugationForcing into submission
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- captureTake into custody
overthrow · triumph · invasion · territory · acquisition · control · surrender · capitulation
Continuing without pause
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- unrelentingRefusing to let up
- wearingHaving clothing on
- exhaustingDepleting one's stamina
attrition · patience · endurance · waiting · starving · surrounding · isolating · demanding
assailant
One who attacks another
marauder · combatant · warrior · enemy · fighter · mercenary · conqueror · stormer · assaulter · pillager
encirclement
Surrounding enemy forces completely
- blockadeSealing off a place
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- catapultSiege engine for launching
trenches · sappers · breach · escalade · starvation · parley · capitulation · ramparts · battlements · moat
army
Organized land-based military
maneuver · artillery · barricade · entrenchment · garrison · onslaught · skirmish · cannonade · redoubt · parapet
domination
Supreme authority held
- subjugationForcing into submission
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- occupationOne's regular paid work
capture · overthrow · triumph · invasion · territory · acquisition · control · surrender · capitulation · vanquish
relentless
Continuing without pause
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- unrelentingRefusing to let up
- wearingHaving clothing on
exhausting · attrition · patience · endurance · waiting · starving · surrounding · isolating · demanding · pressing
- besieged citySettlement encircled by attackers