Meaning

1 senses

  1. (not comparable)Assailing; attacking.

Examples

39 sentences

  1. Tom identified his assailant.

    deTom identifizierte seinen Angreifer. — Waldelfe

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  2. Tom followed the assailant.

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  3. Tom fought off his assailant.

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  4. The assailant was wearing a mask.

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  5. Ziri hopes his assailants were caught.

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Origin

From Old French assaillant, from the verb assaillir, from Late Latin assalīre, from Latin

From Old French assaillant, from the verb assaillir, from Late Latin assalīre, from Latin ad (“to, towards”) + salīre (“to jump”). Equivalent to assail + -ant.

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
aspirinB1assassinassassinate

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