assailant meaning

UK /əˈseɪlənt/ US /əˈseɪlənt/ 3 syllables

assailant (noun): someone who attacks.

Definition of assailant

  1. someone who attacks

    Synonyms: attacker, aggressor, assaulter

    Type of: wrongdoer

    Kinds: ambusher, avenger, beast, bludgeoner, bully, harasser, iconoclast, marauder, night rider, raper, shedder, slasher

    Related forms: assail

How to pronounce assailant

assailant is pronounced /əˈseɪlənt/ in British English and /əˈseɪlənt/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with assailant

Scrabble score: 9 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AS · words ending in NT · 9-letter words

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