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assaulter

noun

Etymology

From assault + -er.

  1. derived from ad — “at, towards”
  2. derived from assalio
  3. inherited from assaut
  4. suffixed as assaulter — “assault + er”

Definitions

  1. One who commits assault.

    • Earnest assaulters of current theories, or earnest apologists for them, should alike have conducted attack or defence, as it seems to us, upon some more concerted plan.
    • "If you've been assaulted and battered," said the Mayor, "we shall have to arrest the assaulters and batterers, as well."

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