(~s)
Someone’s ~ is a person who has physically attacked them. (FORMAL)
Other party-goers rescued the injured man from his ~.
= attacker
N-COUNT: usu poss N
(~s)
Someone’s ~ is a person who has physically attacked them. (FORMAL)
Other party-goers rescued the injured man from his ~.
= attacker
N-COUNT: usu poss N
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012