Hypertext Webster Gateway: "assailant"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Assailant \As*sail"ant\, a. [F. assaillant, p. pr. of
assaillir.]
Assailing; attacking. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Assailant \As*sail"ant\, n. [F. assaillant.]
One who, or that which, assails, attacks, or assaults; an
assailer.
An assailant of the church. --Macaulay.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
assailant
n : someone who attacks [syn: {attacker}, {aggressor}, {assaulter}]
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