assailant Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun someone who attacks
    attacker; aggressor; assaulter.

WordNet

As*sail"ant adjective
Etymology
F. assaillant, p. pr. of assaillir.
Definitions
  1. Assailing; attacking. Milton.
As*sail"ant noun
Etymology
F. assaillant.
Definitions
  1. One who, or that which, assails, attacks, or assaults; an assailer.
    An assailant of the church. Macaulay.

Webster 1913