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assailant

as·sai·lant

UK/əˈseɪlənt/ US/ʌˈseɪlʌnt/ fairly common

noun

1.

someone who attacks

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Origin

From Old French assaillant, from the verb assaillir, from Late Latin assalīre, from Latin ad (“to, towards”) + salīre (“to jump”). Equivalent to assail + -ant.

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