Synonyms for aggressor
əˈgrɛs ərag·gres·sor

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1. attacker, aggressor, assailant, assaulternoun

   someone who attacks

   Synonyms:
   assailant, assaulter, attacker

2. aggressornoun

   a confident assertive person who acts as instigator

   Synonyms:
   assailant, attacker, assaulter

Matched Categories

1. • Instigator
   • Wrongdoer

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1. aggressornoun

   Synonyms:
   assailant, assaulter, attacker, assailer, invader

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1. List of paraphrases for "aggressor":

   assailant, abuser, attacker, perpetrator, offender, mugger, invading, molester, aggression, stressor, aggressive

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How to use aggressor in a sentence?

1. President Biden:

   He explicitly threatened war unless his extreme demands were met, and there is no question that Russia is the aggressor, so, we’re clear-eyed about the challenges we’re facing.

2. Andriy Sadoviy:

   The aggressor wants to say hello to President Biden, who is in Poland.

3. Dmitry Rogozin:

   Measures for countering the aggressor could include those that concern Russia's strategic nuclear capability, that is reciprocal measures so that, God Forbid, no one gets a crazy idea in their head.

4. Steven Gruzd:

   The timing of these exercises is particularly unfortunate and will focus the world’s attention on South Africa during the anniversary of the war. I don’t think Western nations are going to let this one slide, it is very disturbing, that South Africa is hosting a military exercise with the country – an aggressor, invader – that is using its military force against a peaceful country, bringing destruction and trying to eliminate the Ukrainian Nation.

5. Ashley Willcott:

   Absolutely that changes everything because she's not the original aggressor, she, therefore, was initially the victim and there's a very good argument then [that she was] defending herself.