attacker
/əˈtækɚ/
attacker noun: someone who attacks.
Noun
attacker (plural attackers)
- Someone who attacks.
- […] expecting the woman to take her attacker into physical custody is tantamount to preventing the arrest. If she could handle him, she probably would not need to call the police in the first place.1981, Del Martin, Battered Wives, page 90
- In this manner, the victim may be able to discover the one or many zombied systems that are causing the DoS attack but probably won't be able to track down the actual attacker.2011, James M. Stewart, CompTIA Security+ Review Guide: Exam SY0-301, page 133
- One of the players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.
attacker meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam and Arabic
attacker in Hindi
- someone who attacks
- आक्रमणकारी ākramaṇkārī
attacker in Marathi
- someone who attacks
- हल्लेखोर hallekhor
attacker in Malayalam
- attacker, harmer
- ദ്രോഗ്ധാവ് drōgdhāvŭ
attacker in Arabic
- someone who attacks
- مُهَاجِم muhājim
- (soccer) movement of the team in possession of the ball
- مُهَاجِم muhājim
More languagesFewer languages
- attacker in Indonesian
- penyerang
Examples of attacker in a sentence
- I was greatly unnerved by the news that my attacker was back in the country.
- The victim held up his hand to repel the attacker and received a defensive knife wound.
- The defenders' knowledge of the terrain roughly counterbalances the attackers' superior equipment.
Synonyms of attacker
Forms of attacker
| plural | attackers |
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Origin of attacker
From attack + -er.
Words formed from attacker
Words that rhyme with attacker
5 more rhymesFewer rhymes
Questions about attacker
- What does attacker mean?
- Attacker means someone who attacks.
- What is attacker in Hindi?
- Attacker in Hindi is आक्रमणकारी (ākramaṇkārī). See Attacker meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is attacker?
- Attacker is a noun.
- How do you pronounce attacker?
- Attacker is pronounced /əˈtækɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of attacker?
- The plural of attacker is attackers.
Words near attacker in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: attacker (page history and authors); ദ്രോഗ്ധാവ് (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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