ATTACKER


Meaning of ATTACKER in English

at ‧ tack ‧ er /əˈtækə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ attack , ↑ counterattack , ↑ attacker ; verb : ↑ attack , ↑ counterattack ; adjective : attacking, counterattacking]

1 . a person who deliberately uses violence to hurt someone:

Her attacker then dragged her into the bushes.

a sex attacker

2 . a member of a sports team whose job is to move forward and try to score ↑ goal s or win points ⇨ defender

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.