assaulter

English

Etymology

assault +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːltə(ɹ)

Noun

assaulter (plural assaulters)

1. One who commits assault.
   • 1861, The Dublin University Magazine (volume 57, page 530)

     Earnest assaulters of current theories, or earnest apologists for them, should alike have conducted attack or defence, as it seems to us, upon some more concerted plan.

   Synonym: assailant

Anagrams

• as a result, reassault, saleratus