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assailer

/æsˈeɪlɚ/ noun

Someone who assails

Word Origin From Latin 'assilire' 'to leap upon' — ad- 'to' + salire 'to leap'. An assailer is one who leaps at you to attack. The root salire is wonderfully bouncy: salient (leaping out), somersault (a leap over), insult (to leap on with words), result (to leap back), exult (to leap out in joy). Even desultory comes from leaping from one thing to another. So an assailer literally 'leaps at' you.

noun Someone who assails countable

The assailer was quickly subdued by security guards.

(名词) 攻击者；袭击者

袭击者很快被保安制服了。

(sustantivo) Alguien que ataca o arremete contra algo o alguien.

El agresor fue rápidamente reducido por los guardias de seguridad.

(nom) assaillant; agresseur; attaquant [Personne qui attaque ou agresse.]

L'agresseur a été rapidement maîtrisé par les agents de sécurité.

(Substantiv) Angreifer; Attackierer [Jemand, der angreift oder gewaltsam gegen jemanden vorgeht.]

Der **assailer** wurde schnell von den Sicherheitskräften überwältigt.

(名詞) 攻撃する人、襲撃者

襲撃者は警備員によってすぐに制圧された。

(substantivo) agressor; atacante; assaltante [Pessoa que ataca; agressor.]

O agressor foi rapidamente subjugado pelos seguranças.

Synonyms: assailant attacker aggressor assaulter invader Antonyms: defender protector guardian supporter
Word parts: as + sail + er

Related words

assailant salient

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