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aggressor

[ uh-gres-er ]

noun

  1. a person, group, or nation that attacks first or initiates hostilities; an assailant or invader.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of aggressor1

1670–80; < Late Latin, Latin aggred- (stem of aggredī to attack; aggress ) + -tor -tor
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Example Sentences

Many Jews and others were angered by his 2006 book, “Palestine Peace Not Apartheid,” which they saw as painting Israel as an aggressor and being overly sympathetic to Palestinians.

Another video, albeit grainy, showed the men on the bridge but it showed that Momeni was the aggressor, according to reporting from the Associated Press.

That powerful film sided with our desire to punish the aggressors.

Sir Keir also stressed the current "dangerous times", saying stability was essential for growth, so the UK must continue to back Ukraine against Russia "as an erratic, increasingly desperate aggressor".

From BBC

At the time, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department told The Times that an initial investigation determined the actor was the primary aggressor.

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