ambuscader

noun

as in attacker

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  1. attacker
  2. assailant
  3. war hawk
  4. initiator
Noun
  • The rumor mill has linked Sporting KC to several attackers in the MLS and abroad.
    — PJ Green August 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of backing her, the courts convict her for killing her attacker in self-defense.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of attacker
Noun
  • Unable to identify the assailant in the white Cadillac, Greenidge was one of the first to reach Shakur after the shooting.
    — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
  • According to Spanish media outlet El País, the assailants completed the early morning heist in under four minutes.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of assailant
Noun
  • The latter, however, would upset the uber-nationalists and war hawks who believe that nothing short of Ukraine’s full capitulation is acceptable for the mighty Russian state.
    — Daniel DePetris, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
  • Great Again isolationists and GOP war hawks.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of war hawk
Noun
  • Reaching out to express gratitude, offer help, or simply listen is consistently rated as more rewarding by the recipient than the initiator expects.
    — Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Repurposing a prototype One of the scientists, and the initiator of the record-creating project, was Pierre Léna.
    — Dhananjay Khadilkar, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of initiator
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“Ambuscader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambuscader. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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