aggressor

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun someone who attacks
  2. noun a confident assertive person who acts as instigator

Etymology

Derived from Latin aggressor (“attacker, assailant, aggressor”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

attacker, assailant, assaulter

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