aggressor
[uh-gres-er]
- a person, group, or nation that attacks first or initiates hostilities; an assailant or invader.
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Origin of aggressor
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Examples from the Web for aggressor
Contemporary Examples
And in many cases the appropriate response to an invasion has been a declaration of war against the aggressor.
When passions are enflamed, people will be less willing to sit down and negotiate with someone they view as an aggressor.
Davis begins the film, punched by an aggressor into the gutter and ends it the same way.
Gladwell claims that the officer was trying to restrain his dogs while Gadsden was the aggressor.
Malcolm Gladwell In Five Minutes: What to Know to Pretend You’ve Read the New BookThomas Flynn
October 5, 2013
Going back to square one would be an unjust outcome and a prize to the aggressor.
Historical Examples
This may lead to a long-shot duel between the aggressor and the aggrieved.
Then haughtily he demanded to know in his turn the name of their aggressor.
Captain BloodRafael Sabatini
Kenneth parried narrowly, his blade pointing straight at his aggressor.
The Tavern KnightRafael Sabatini
A hound caught him by the leg; turning, he caught the aggressor by the muzzle.
Creatures of the NightAlfred W. Rees
Three times the aggressor was knocked entirely off his feet.
Blazed Trail StoriesStewart Edward White
Word Origin and History for aggressor
n.
1670s, from Latin aggressor, agent noun from aggredi (see aggression).
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper