lənt noun
1.
a person who attacks.
adjective
2.
Archaic. assailing; attacking; hostile.
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| a person who attacks another, either physically or verbally: he was unable to recognize his assailants | |
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Assailant
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Word Origin & History
assailant
1530s, from Fr. assailant, prp. (also used as a noun) of assailir (see assail).
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