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Definition of assailant noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

assailant

 noun
noun
NAmE//əˈseɪlənt//
 
(formal)
 
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a person who attacks someone, especially physically synonym attacker Police have issued a description and a sketch of the assailant. He was immune to the criticisms of his assailants.
See assailant in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary