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I always disliked dogs, those protectors of cowards who lack the courage to fight an assailant themselves.
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Meaning of "assailant" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ASSAILANT

assailant  [əˈseɪlənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ASSAILANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Assailant is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ASSAILANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

assailant

Assault

In common law, assault is the act of creating apprehension of an imminent harmful or offensive contact with a person. An assault is carried out by a threat of bodily harm coupled with an apparent, present ability to cause the harm. It is both a crime and a tort and, therefore, may result in either criminal and/or civil liability. Generally, the common law definition is the same in criminal and tort law. There is, however, an additional criminal law category of assault consisting of an attempted but unsuccessful battery. The term is often confused with battery, which involves physical contact. The specific meaning of assault varies between countries, but can refer to an act that causes another to apprehend immediate and personal violence, or in the more limited sense of a threat of violence caused by an immediate show of force. Assault in many US jurisdictions and Scotland is defined more broadly still as any intentional physical contact with another person without their consent; but in England and Wales and in most other common law jurisdictions in the world, this is defined instead as battery.

Definition of assailant in the English dictionary

The definition of assailant in the dictionary is a person who attacks another, either physically or verbally.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ASSAILANT


bivalent
baɪˈveɪlənt
covalent
kəʊˈveɪlənt
divalent
daɪˈveɪlənt
exhalant
ɛksˈheɪlənt
hexavalent
ˌhɛksəˈveɪlənt
inhalant
ɪnˈheɪlənt
monovalent
ˌmɒnəʊˈveɪlənt
multivalent
ˌmʌltɪˈveɪlənt
pentavalent
ˌpɛntəˈveɪlənt
polyvalent
ˌpɒlɪˈveɪlənt
quadrivalent
ˌkwɒdrɪˈveɪlənt
quinquivalent
ˌkwɪŋkwɪˈveɪlənt
septavalent
ˌsɛptəˈveɪlənt
septivalent
ˌsɛptɪˈveɪlənt
sexavalent
ˌseksɪˈveɪlənt
surveillant
sɜːˈveɪlənt
tetravalent
ˌtɛtrəˈveɪlənt
transcalent
trænsˈkeɪlənt
trivalent
traɪˈveɪlənt
univalent
ˌjuːnɪˈveɪlənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ASSAILANT

assafetida
assafoetida
assagai
assai
assail
assailable
assailer
assailment
assam
assam ikan
Assamese
assart
assassin
assassin bug
assassin fly
assassinate
assassination
assassinator
assault
assault and battery

WORDS THAT END LIKE ASSAILANT

coolant
eggplant
galant
horripilant
hypervigilant
implant
jubilant
on a slant
oppilant
pasquilant
plant
power plant
repellant
rutilant
sibilant
slant
sterilant
transplant
vigilant
volant

Synonyms and antonyms of assailant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ASSAILANT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «assailant» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of assailant

Translation of «assailant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ASSAILANT

Find out the translation of assailant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of assailant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «assailant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

攻击者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

agresor
570 millions of speakers

English

assailant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हमलावर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المعتدي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нападавший
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

agressor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আততীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

agresseur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penyerang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Angreifer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

攻撃者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공격자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Assailant
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người công kích
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பகைவன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हल्लेखोर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

saldırgan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

assalitore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

napastnik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нападник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

atacator
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιτιθέμενο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aanvaller
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

angripare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overfallsmann
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of assailant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ASSAILANT»

The term «assailant» is regularly used and occupies the 62.504 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ASSAILANT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «assailant» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «assailant» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about assailant

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QUOTES WITH «ASSAILANT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word assailant.
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August Strindberg
I always disliked dogs, those protectors of cowards who lack the courage to fight an assailant themselves.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASSAILANT»

Discover the use of assailant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to assailant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Assailant
As the violence mounts, the line between upstanding citizens and their secret desires gets thinner and thinner in this thrilling game of catch-me-if-you-can from acclaimed crime novelist James Patrick Hunt.
James Patrick Hunt, 2009
2
No Second Chance!: Disarming the Armed Assailant
Steiner graphically demonstrates the types of assailants you could face and the instant, ruthless action that will disarm and overwhelm your attacker.
Bradley J. Steiner, 1986
3
A Complete Guide to Premises Security Litigation
Assuming there are no procedural details to prevent the production of the prisoner as a witness, counsel must give careful consideration in deciding whether or not to then call the assailant as a witness. Clearly, there are risks involved for all ...
Alan Kaminsky, 2008
4
Understanding Police Culture
The reality and the symbol interact in Skolnick's (1994) idealized notion of the “ symbolic assailant.” According to Skolnick (1994), police routinely encounter particular signs that suggest that a person may be dangerous. Signs include the way ...
John P. Crank, 2010
5
Self-defense Techniques and Tactics
You'll probably want to select a technique based on the potential injury the assailant will sustain. One technique might disable the assailant, stopping his incoming strike and rendering his striking arm inoperable, while another technique might ...
Joseph B. Walker, 2003
6
Ethics and the Quest for Wisdom
This is not the case for the assailant. his plan of action that day (“to assault and rob someone”) by its nature required him to force his will on some unsuspecting other, whatever the desires, interests and purposes of the other might be. so while ...
Robert Kane, 2010
7
Understanding and Treating Violent Psychiatric Patients
It is important to learn exactly what the assailant did. The degree of the assault's seriousness or potential seriousness is most significant in deciding how much containment and supervision the patient requires. The seriousness can be gauged ...
Martha L. Crowner, 2008
8
Hoosier Folk Legends
and everything to get the stink out. But nothing worked. I'm not sure whether they burned his car or had a dealer take it away from here and sell it cheap, but I do know for a truth you can never get rid of the death smell. 247. Assailant in the ...
‎1984
9
Practical Karate: Defense Against an Unarmed Assailant
This six-volume series is a comprehensive, inexpensive and practical survey of self-defense tactics using karate techniques. Each book features numerous photographs and illustrations making it accessible to novice and expert alike.
Masatoshi Nakayama, Donn Frederick Draeger, 1991
10
Purity
Will approaches the backdoor and checks to see if it has pried open from the assailant; it was, and he enters the back. A few words are crossed between the assailant and Will, then some scuffling sounds as Murray sees the assailant jump out ...
J. M. A. Quinn, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASSAILANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term assailant is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Assailant killed by his own bomb in Menoufia
CAIRO: An assailant died Saturday while making an improvised explosive device that prematurely went off in his home in Menoufia, north of ... «The Cairo Post, Jul 15»
2
Police arrest former minister's assailant
In a swift move the Patna police today arrested the main accused involved in the attack on former Minister Aijajul Haque at his residence here ... «Web India, Jul 15»
3
Bar-in-head assailant gets home detention
Bar-in-head assailant gets home detention. Save. Friday, 03 July 2015. Email Facebook Twitter Google+ · The New Zealand Herald · Email Facebook Twitter ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
4
Teen fights off assailant in Taradale town centre
Teen fights off assailant in Taradale town centre. Last updated 14:29, July 2 2015. Police want help finding man who indecently assaulted a teenager in the ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
5
Smokey The Savior: Cat Distracts Assailant During Shooting
Smokey The Savior: Cat Distracts Assailant During Shooting. By: Joe Chiodo - Email. Posted: Wed 7:14 AM, Jul 01, 2015. By: Joe Chiodo - Email. «WOWT, Jul 15»
6
Man Saves Woman From Key Swinging Assailant, Police Say
GOODING • The man wanted for robberies in Gooding, Oregon and California was arrested in California Monday. Read more ... «Twin Falls Times-News, Jul 15»
7
Assailant runs from Pawtucket police, drops dead
PAWTUCKET - A man who took off running from Pawtucket police early Sunday morning after beating another man and possibly overdosing on ... «Valley Breeze, Jul 15»
8
Assailant detained after opening fire at Turkey's Justice Ministry
An assailant has been detained after opening fire on a building of the Turkish Justice Ministry in the country's capital with a pump rifle on June ... «Hurriyet Daily News, Jun 15»
9
Police on the hunt for Prague subway assailant
Alarmed commuters rushed to lift the man out of harm's way, as the assailant walked off like nothing had happened. Police are on the hunt for ... «9news.com.au, Jun 15»
10
Update: Man dies on Sacramento street after possible chase by …
A young man shot to death Sunday night apparently sought to escape his assailants before he was gunned down not far from the Capital City ... «Sacramento Bee, Jun 15»

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