| Main Entry: | assailant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attacker |
Synonyms: |
aggressor, antagonist, assaulter, bushwhacker, enemy, foe, goon, hit person, invader, mugger, opposite number, trigger person |
| Main Entry: | aggressor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attacker |
Synonyms: |
assailant, initiator, instigator, intruder, invader, provoker, raider, trespasser |
| Main Entry: | attacker |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | aggressor |
Synonyms: |
assailant, assaulter, mugger, raider, traducer |
| Main Entry: | combatant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fighter |
Synonyms: |
adversary, antagonist, assailant, attacker, battler, belligerent, contender, enemy, foe, serviceman, soldier, warrior |
| Main Entry: | enemy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | someone hated or competed against |
Synonyms: |
adversary, agent, antagonist, archenemy, asperser, assailant, assassin, attacker, backbiter, bad person, bandit, betrayer, calumniator, competitor, contender, criminal, defamer, defiler, detractor, disputant, emulator, falsifier, fifth column, foe, guerrilla, informer, inquisitor, invader, murderer, opponent, opposition, other side, prosecutor, rebel, revolutionary, rival, saboteur, seditionist, slanderer, spy, terrorist, traducer, traitor, vilifier, villain |
Antonyms: |
aide, ally, assistant, confidante, friend, helper |
| Main Entry: | fighter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person engaged in hostile encounter |
Synonyms: |
GI, aggressor, antagonist, assailant, battler, belligerent, boxer, brawler, bruiser, bully, champion, combatant, competitor, contender, contestant, disputant, duelist, gladiator, heavy*, jouster, mercenary, militant, opponent, person-at-arms, pugilist, punching bag, rival, scrapper, serviceperson, slugger, soldier, tanker, warlord, warrior, wildcat |
Antonyms: |
peacemaker |
| Main Entry: | opponent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person with whom one competes |
Synonyms: |
adversary, antagonist, anti*, aspirant, assailant, bandit*, bidder, candidate, challenger, competitor, con, contestant, counteragent, dark horse, disputant, dissentient, enemy, entrant, foe, litigant, match, opposer, opposition, oppugnant, player, rival |
Antonyms: |
ally, associate, colleague, helper |
| Main Entry: | mugger |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attacker |
Synonyms: |
assailant, crocodile, thief, thug |
| Main Entry: | assailer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attacker |
Synonyms: |
assailant, assaulter |
| Main Entry: | assaulter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attacker |
Synonyms: |
assailant, assailer |