knifers

Those who stab

Knifers is the plural of knifer, a person who uses a knife as a weapon—especially one who stabs or slashes in an attack.

The term appears in crime reporting and descriptions of street violence: Police arrested two knifers after the brawl.

Less commonly, it refers to anyone who works with knives professionally.

violence

stabbing

Wounding with a blade

assault · aggressor · assailant · perpetrator · threat · menace · intimidation · danger · injury · wound

culinary

chef

Professional kitchen leader

  • cookHeat food for eating
  • prepReadiness work, abbreviated
  • slicingCutting into portions

dicing · carving · chopping · mincing · filleting · boning · julienne · kitchen · cutlery · blade

Opposites
weapon type

knifersshooters

People who fire guns

gunmen · gunners · snipers · sharpshooters · riflemen

combat role

knifersvictims

Those who suffer harm

targets · defenders · pacifists · bystanders · noncombatants

armed vs. unarmed

knifersbrawlers

People who engage in fistfights

pugilists · grapplers · wrestlers · martial artists

Phrases
Family

knife, knifed, pocketknife, knifer, knife-edge, knifeless, butterknife, knifesmith, knifemaker

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG