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Pronunciation / Transliteration: shūgekisha
"警察は襲撃者の行方を追っている。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who physically attacks another person.
"The victim was able to provide a detailed description of her assailant to the police." - 2
A person who attacks or criticizes someone fiercely or aggressively in a non-physical context.
"During the debate, the politician stood firm against his vocal assailants."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French present participle of 'assaillir' (to assault), tracing back to the Latin 'assilire', a compound of 'ad-' (to) and 'salire' (to leap). It entered the English language in the late 14th century, initially retaining the dynamic sense of one who leaps upon or physically attacks another.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Assailant" is said worldwide
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agresseur
Transliteration: a-ɡʁe-sœʁ
"L'agresseur a pris la fuite après l'incident."
Angreifer
Transliteration: ˈanˌɡʁaɪfɐ
"Der Angreifer wurde kurz nach der Tat festgenommen."
aggressore
Transliteration: aɡːresˈsore
"La polizia sta cercando l'aggressore."
agresor
Transliteration: aɣɾeˈsoɾ
"El agresor huyó antes de que llegara la policía."
agressor
Transliteration: aɡɾeˈsoɾ
"O agressor foi identificado pelas câmeras de segurança."
हमलावर
Transliteration: hamalāvar
"पुलिस ने हमलावर को गिरफ्तार कर लिया है।"
袭击者
Transliteration: xí jī zhě
"警方正在全力搜捕袭击者。"
습격자
Transliteration: seup-gyeok-ja
"경찰은 도망친 습격자를 쫓고 있다."
襲撃者
Transliteration: shūgekisha
"警察は襲撃者の行方を追っている。"
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