assaulter

as in assailant
one who violently sets upon another police released a composite drawing of a suspect believed to be the assaulter

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assailant
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  • Brian guns down an assailant, but not before the latter stabs Joe in the head.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 23 July 2025
  • The novel follows Jet, the daughter of a wealthy Vermont family who is brutally attacked one Halloween by an unknown assailant.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 22 July 2025
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“Assaulter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assaulter. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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