aggressor
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of aggressor
1670–80; < Late Latin, Latin aggred- (stem of aggredī to attack; see aggress) + -tor -tor
Example Sentences
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Axar played the aggressor, Sundar the anchor, and the win was sealed with 28 balls to spare.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The prosecution's student witnesses described Anthony as the aggressor.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
“Should the enemy attack,” it reads, “our Revolution will defend itself until victory is achieved and the aggressor is expelled.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
"No pressure can justify collaborating with an aggressor," Silva wrote in an open letter addressed to Diosdado Cabello, Venezuela's powerful interior minister and a close ally of Maduro.
From Barron's ● May 16, 2026
Fired up with the conviction that their cause was a noble one and the enemy an aggressor, they joined the colors and went to war.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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