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aggressor - 4 dictionary results

ag⋅gres⋅sor

[uh-gres-er]
–noun
a person, group, or nation that attacks first or initiates hostilities; an assailant or invader.

Origin:
1670–80; < LL, L aggred- (s. of aggredī to attack; see aggress ) + -tor -tor
ag·gres·sor   (ə-grěs'ər)   
n.  One that engages in aggression.

Aggressor

Ag*gres"sor\, n. [L.: cf. F. agresseur.] The person who first attacks or makes an aggression; he who begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.

The insolence of the aggressor is usually proportioned to the tameness of the sufferer. --Ames.
Language Translation for : aggressor
Spanish: agresor,
German: der, *die Angreifer(in),
Japanese: 侵略者

Main Entry: ag·gres·sor
Pronunciation: &-'gres-&r
Function: noun
: one who exhibits aggression
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