stabber
One who thrusts
A stabber is someone who stabs—thrusts a pointed weapon into something or someone.
The word often appears figuratively: a back-stabber betrays someone's trust.
Stabber can also describe a tool designed for piercing or puncturing: an ice stabber, a hay stabber.
Sharp cutting utensil
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- daggerShort pointed stabbing blade
- shankLower leg segment
- shivMakeshift stabbing tool
switchblade · stiletto · bayonet · dirk · icepick · scalpel · lancet · skewer
One who strikes first
- kniferOne wielding a blade
- slasherKnife-wielding horror villain
- assailantOne who attacks another
- muggerOne who robs violently
assassin · aggressor · perpetrator · killer · murderer · intruder · criminal · felon
knife
Sharp cutting utensil
shiv · switchblade · stiletto · bayonet · dirk · icepick · scalpel · lancet · skewer · spike
attacker
One who strikes first
mugger · assassin · aggressor · perpetrator · killer · murderer · intruder · criminal · felon · homicide
thrust
Forceful forward motion
gash · slash · laceration · cut · incision · jab · plunge · strike · lunge · attack
blood
Body's oxygen carrier
brutality · crime · injury · aggression · bloodshed · carnage · gore · trauma · victim · emergency
- attackersaggressor, assailant, attacker, assaulter, ambusher
- oilfield jobsroughneck, roustabout, driller, motorman, petroleum engineer
- stabbed in the backTreacherously harmed by trusted person
- stabbing painAcute piercing discomfort
- stabbing victimOne pierced by blade
- sharp stabbing
- stabbing in the backTreachery by a trusted person