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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Assailant \As*sail"ant\, adjective [F. assaillant, p. pr. of assaillir.] Assailing; attacking. --Milton.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Assailant \As*sail"ant\, noun [F. assaillant.] One who, or that which, assails, attacks, or assaults; an assailer.
An assailant of the church. --Macaulay.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
assailant
noun: someone who attacks [syn: {attacker}, {aggressor}, {assaulter}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
18 Moby Thesaurus words for "assailant": adversary, aggressor, antagonist, assailer, assaulter, attacker, combatant, enemy, foe, foeman, invader, mugger, opponent, opposing party, opposite camp, raider, the loyal opposition, the opposition
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