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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : uh-sey-luh nt |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈseɪ lənt |
Definition of assailant
Origin :- 1530s, from French assailant, noun use of present participle of assailir (see assail). Earlier in same sense was assailer (c.1400).
- noun attacker
- The assailant must say "This hurts me more than it hurts you."
- Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw
- He could not even guess at his assailant, much less reach him.
- Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
- He did not know why she told him all that, and he could not learn from her anything about his assailant.
- Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
- She grasped the arm of her assailant and struggled with all her might, but to no purpose.
- Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks
- He parried the blow on his sabre, and with the flat of it knocked his assailant senseless.
- Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
- From the belt of her assailant she grasped a knife and lunged at his face as he held her.
- Extract from : « The Treasure Trail » by Marah Ellis Ryan
- It is not strange that when harpooned it should retaliate by attacking its assailant.
- Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey
- In every attack there seems to be a moment when success is in the assailant's grasp.
- Extract from : « Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 » by Ian Hamilton
- The assailant could be no other than the rightful heir of Ellangowan, Harry Bertram.
- Extract from : « Red Cap Tales » by Samuel Rutherford Crockett
- And then he made a clutch for his assailant, catching him by the foot.
- Extract from : « The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle » by Edward Stratemeyer (AKA Arthur M. Winfield)
Synonyms for assailant
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