aggressor
noun/əˈɡresə(r)/
/əˈɡresər/
- a person, country, etc. that attacks first
- They are seen as the aggressors in the civil war.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from late Latin, from aggredi ‘to attack’ from ad- ‘towards’ + gradi ‘proceed, walk’.Want to learn more?
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