Assailant: meaning, definitions and examples
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assailant
[ ษหseษชlษnt ]
criminal
A person who attacks someone violently.
Synonyms
aggressor, assaulter, attacker
Examples of usage
- The police are searching for the assailant who attacked the victim.
- The assailant was armed with a knife.
- The victim was able to identify the assailant in a police lineup.
legal
A person who is accused of committing a crime.
Synonyms
accused, defendant, perpetrator
Examples of usage
- The defense attorney argued that the assailant was acting in self-defense.
- The court found the assailant guilty of assault.
- The assailant pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Translations
Translations of the word "assailant" in other languages:
๐ต๐น agressor
๐ฎ๐ณ เคนเคฎเคฒเคพเคตเคฐ
๐ฉ๐ช Angreifer
๐ฎ๐ฉ penyerang
๐บ๐ฆ ะฝะฐะฟะฐะดะฝะธะบ
๐ต๐ฑ napastnik
๐ฏ๐ต ๆปๆ่
๐ซ๐ท agresseur
๐ช๐ธ agresor
๐น๐ท saldฤฑrgan
๐ฐ๐ท ๊ณต๊ฒฉ์
๐ธ๐ฆ ู ูุงุฌู
๐จ๐ฟ รบtoฤnรญk
๐ธ๐ฐ รบtoฤnรญk
๐จ๐ณ ๆปๅป่
๐ธ๐ฎ napadalec
๐ฎ๐ธ รกrรกsarmaรฐur
๐ฐ๐ฟ ัะฐะฑััะปะดะฐััั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแ แขแงแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ hรผcum edษn
๐ฒ๐ฝ agresor
Word origin
The word 'assailant' originated in the late 15th century from the French word 'assaillant', which means 'attacker'. It is derived from the Old French word 'assaillir', meaning 'to assault'. Over the centuries, 'assailant' has become a commonly used term in English to refer to someone who attacks another person, either physically or legally.
See also: assail, assailable, assailing, assault, unassailable.