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assailant
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assailant
(noun)
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assailant
/ə
ˈ
seɪlənt/
noun
plural
assailants
assailant
/ə
ˈ
seɪlənt/
noun
plural
assailants
Learner's definition of ASSAILANT
[
count
]
formal
:
a person who attacks someone violently
She said that her
assailant
[=the person who attacked her] was wearing a mask.
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