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assaulter

assaulter noun: one who commits assault.

Noun

assaulter (plural assaulters)

  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.1861, The Dublin University Magazine, volume 57, page 530
    • "If you've been assaulted and battered," said the Mayor, "we shall have to arrest the assaulters and batterers, as well."1918, Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 138
    Synonyms:
    assailant

Synonyms of assaulter

Forms of assaulter

pluralassaulters

Origin of assaulter

From assault + -er.

Words that rhyme with assaulter

Questions about assaulter

What does assaulter mean?
Assaulter means one who commits assault.
What part of speech is assaulter?
Assaulter is a noun.
What is the plural of assaulter?
The plural of assaulter is assaulters.

Words near assaulter in the dictionary

  1. assault weapons
  2. assaultable
  3. assaulted
  4. assaultee
  5. assaultees
  6. assaulter
  7. assaulters
  8. assaultest
  9. assaulteth
  10. assaulting
  11. assaultive

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