Plural of assailant

Forms of assailant

Assailants in a sentence

• In the middle of a crowded street a young man would be attacked, stripped, thrashed, and left bleeding on the pavement; in fifteen seconds it was all over and the assailants had disappeared.1935, Christopher Isherwood, chapter 8, in Mr. Norris Changes Trains, Penguin, published 1961, page 89
• In the village of Aqraba, the Sheikh Saadeh Mosque was set on fire before the assailants graffitied the words “price tag” and “revenge” on its walls.2018, Edo Konrad, “Living in the constant shadow of settler violence”, in +972 Magazine
• The alleged last words would have been "More beating" had one of the assailants failed to notice the victim's true intent.From the entry last words
• When she offered resistance, one of the assailants took out a knife and stabbed her in the lower abdomen and legs.1979 December 15, “Two Assaulted in Bay Village in Separate Incidents”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 21, page 3. From the entry offer
• The conscience-stricken pillar of beautiful muscle—who could have easily killed both his assailants at one blow—not only offered no reciprocatory violence but refused even to defend himself.1922, E. E. Cummings, chapter 11, in The Enormous Room, New York: Boni and Liveright, page 230. From the entry reciprocatory

Meaning of assailant

1. noun Someone who attacks or assails another violently, or criminally.
2. noun A hostile critic or opponent.
3. adjective Assailing; attacking.

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Questions about the plural of assailant

What is the plural of assailant?

The plural of assailant is assailants.

Is assailant countable?

Assailant is a countable noun.