Assailant Meaning in English

word

US

/əˈseɪɫənt/

uh-SAY-luhnt

UK

/ɐsˈeɪlənt/

uh-SAY-luhnt

释义

A person who attacks someone physically or violently, usually in a crime or fight.

用法与细微差别

"Assailant" is formal and often used in news, police, or legal contexts to describe someone committing a physical attack. It doesn't specify the kind of weapon or motive. Common with words like "unknown assailant", "armed assailant", or "identify the assailant".

• Spanish: agresor - atacante
• Portuguese (BR): agressor - atacante
• Portuguese (PT): agressor - atacante
• Chinese (Simplified): 袭击者 - 攻击者
• Chinese (Traditional): 襲擊者 - 攻擊者
• Hindi: हमलावर
• Arabic: المعتدي - المهاجم
• Bengali: আক্রমণকারী - হামলাকারী
• Russian: нападавший
• Japanese: 加害者 - 襲撃者
• Vietnamese: kẻ tấn công
• Korean: 가해자 - 공격자
• Turkish: saldırgan
• Urdu: حملہ آور
• Indonesian: penyerang

例句

The police are looking for the assailant.

basic

The assailant escaped after the attack.

basic

The victim described the assailant to the police.

basic

No one saw where the assailant went after the incident.

natural

The assailant was masked and his identity remains unknown.

natural

Witnesses say the assailant acted alone and left in a hurry.

natural