as in invader
one that starts armed conflict against another especially without reasonable cause
a group of smaller states had formed an alliance to deter potential aggressors
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Recent Examples of aggressor
More insidiously, these appeals make their victim feel unreasonable for expecting a different or better relationship with the aggressor.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
We’re told at the start of the movie that the entire world exists in a post-truth reality, ally nations have become enemies and enemies have become aggressors, and there’s an A.I.-worshiping death cult cheering on The Entity.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 23 May 2025
The aggressor quasar-possessing galaxy’s radiation release interferes with clouds of gas and dust in victim conventional galaxy.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2025
Again in the second, Minnesota was the early aggressor, with Denisa Krizova’s solo rush to the net ending with a backhand shot sliding just wide of the far post, and Kendall Coyne Schofield getting tripped up on a 2-on-1 rush to the net, drawing the Frost’s second power play.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 21 May 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
We’re told at the start of the movie that the entire world exists in a post-truth reality, ally nations have become enemies and enemies have become aggressors, and there’s an A.I.-worshiping death cult cheering on The Entity.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 23 May 2025
The aggressor quasar-possessing galaxy’s radiation release interferes with clouds of gas and dust in victim conventional galaxy.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2025
Again in the second, Minnesota was the early aggressor, with Denisa Krizova’s solo rush to the net ending with a backhand shot sliding just wide of the far post, and Kendall Coyne Schofield getting tripped up on a 2-on-1 rush to the net, drawing the Frost’s second power play.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggressor
raider
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Netanyahu has overseen a nearly two-year war on Hamas in the wake of the extremist group’s attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, during which raiders killed nearly 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals and took 250 hostages.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
30 May 2025
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After killing him, Arab raiders had stolen about a dozen cattle, including a fat milking cow.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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“Aggressor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggressor. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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