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Synonyms for attacker

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Striker — one of the players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are…

striker, front man, forward

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    One of the players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.

  2. n. 2

    Someone who attacks.

Related words

Is a kind of
player person

Forms

Plural
attackers → strikers, forwards, assailants, aggressors…

Example sentences

  • forward I am looking forward to meeting you when you come.
  • striker They're pinning their hopes on their new striker.
  • assailant Miroslav used a knife to hold his assailant back.
  • aggressor The aggressor tried to portray itself as the victim.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
attackerrising
forwardrising
strikersteady
assailantrising
aggressorfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters
forward2, striker2
9 letters
assailant3, aggressor3, assaulter

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (forward2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
attaquant
Deutsch
Angreifer