ambush
noun
an act or instance of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise.
ambusher
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a word derived from
ambush.
Example Sentences
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The congressman said, “do not associate me with that shooter. I knew you were an ambusher when you walked into the room. There’s no basis for that.”
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2018
After a week's slinking Garr, worried lest the story of his plight leak out and raise a laugh at his expense, called off his ambusher by printing an apology.
From Time Magazine Archive
The lad met his eyes quietly as he passed, giving him a sullen nod of greeting; evidently he hoped he had not been recognized as the previous day's ambusher.
From A Daughter of the Dons A Story of New Mexico Today by William MacLeod Raine
A cry of pain cut the midnight air, and with insane strength Holmes' ambusher fought free from his grip, staggered to his feet and went reeling away.
From Astounding Stories, April, 1931 by Various
