assailant
noun
as·sail·ant
ə-ˈsā-lənt 
plural assailants
: a person who attacks someone violently
an assault by an unknown assailant
She could identify the assailant and his two accomplices, and she wanted to press charges.—
Jennifer Baumgardner
Jennifer BaumgardnerDetectives speculated that she may have been punched on the chin, perhaps knocked unconscious by her assailant.—Joseph Wambaugh
Joseph Wambaugh
Examples of assailant in a Sentence
the darkness prevented me from getting a good look at my assailant
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Police believe that a fight — possibly motivated by gang rivalries — broke out at the carnival before an assailant between the ages of 15 and 20 stabbed the boy multiple times, Miller said.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024
Miller-Whitehead, a bishop at the Leaders of Tomorrow International Ministries church in Canarsie, made headlines in July 2022 when armed assailants robbed him and his wife of $1 million worth of jewelry during a livestreamed service, police said.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 17 June 2024
The assailant cut open the man’s hand with a sharp object.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 15 June 2024
The assailants were never identified and no charges will be filed yet, authorities said.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 13 June 2024
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024
Miller-Whitehead, a bishop at the Leaders of Tomorrow International Ministries church in Canarsie, made headlines in July 2022 when armed assailants robbed him and his wife of $1 million worth of jewelry during a livestreamed service, police said.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 17 June 2024
The assailant cut open the man’s hand with a sharp object.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 15 June 2024
The assailants were never identified and no charges will be filed yet, authorities said.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 13 June 2024
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assailant
noun
as·sail·ant
ə-ˈsā-lənt
: a person who commits criminal assault
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