VICTIMIZER Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

victimizer

noun

Definition of victimizer

as in assailant

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Recent Examples of victimizer My office will hold their victimizer fully accountable for her inhumane actions. — Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026 Jarrett, the elder brother, was eventually taken in by a man who later abused him, a victimizer who then set his sights on Baylon. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2026 Anyone who thinks the only alternative to being a victim is to be a victimizer is missing some important possibilities. — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 Even if online shaming continues, this accountability will make sure that the victimizer will face social consequences as well. — Eli Thompson, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2025

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Noun

Authorities found the assailant dead inside the school minutes after the shooting was first reported, Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said.

— Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Then in 1989, an assailant attacked an elementary school in Stockton, California, using an assault rifle to kill five people and wound 29, prompting public outcry and calls to restrict such weapons.

— Robert Spitzer, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of assailant

Noun

The process is so demanding that many victims drop their case or choose to go an informal route, in which the accused might be asked not to take classes with the accuser, or to switch universities — often with no mark on their record.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Cornell said both the accuser and accused students had opportunities to review evidence, testify and challenge the findings through an appeals process.

— Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of accuser

Noun

The protests against the underfunding of schools — many of them struggling with dilapidated facilities and insufficient staff — have drawn troublemakers not concerned about the aims of the protest movement as well as unions and political groups.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
Hiller plays Aldrict, an old-world vampire who has crossed paths with Liz several times over the centuries and is a bit of a troublemaker.

— Peter White, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of troublemaker

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