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assailant
as·sail·ant
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əˈseɪ
lənt
/
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noun
1.
a person who attacks.
adjective
2.
Archaic.
assailing
; attacking; hostile.
Origin:
1525–35;
<
Middle French
assaillant.
See
assail
,
-ant
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assailant
(əˈseɪlənt)
—
n
a person who attacks another, either physically or verbally:
he was unable to recognize his assailants
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
assailant
1530s, from Fr. assailant, prp. (also used as a noun) of assailir (see
assail
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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