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
Minnesota was the aggressor in overtime, controlling the play for long stretches, and getting an extra session power play when Quinn Hughes was tripped while cutting to the net.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Further, for arguably the first time in those 10 meetings, the Rapids were the aggressor from kickoff.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
The jury heard lawyers describe a fatal confrontation, with prosecutors saying the defendants attacked and killed Ascaridis, and defense attorneys contending that Ascaridis was the aggressor.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Carlson isn’t alone; Steve Bannon, Candace Owens, and others in the Republican Party have tagged Israel as the aggressor, and the framing has become part of popular discourse and media reporting.
—Jennifer Lutz, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Further, for arguably the first time in those 10 meetings, the Rapids were the aggressor from kickoff.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
The jury heard lawyers describe a fatal confrontation, with prosecutors saying the defendants attacked and killed Ascaridis, and defense attorneys contending that Ascaridis was the aggressor.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Carlson isn’t alone; Steve Bannon, Candace Owens, and others in the Republican Party have tagged Israel as the aggressor, and the framing has become part of popular discourse and media reporting.
—Jennifer Lutz, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggressor
Noun
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The resident escaped, but by the time police had responded to the scene, the home invaders had fled.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The ratio acts as a record of the chemical environment of 3I/ATLAS' home system, having remained intact throughout the interstellar invader's long journey to the solar system.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Out of all 32 teams in the League, the Las Vegas raiders get the first pick of the draft, with the New York Jets to follow.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
23 Apr. 2026
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The cornerstone of his style as a corporate raider is to take a small stake in an undervalued business and then grind his way to having more and more control.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Above him, the attackers shattered monitors, severed electrical wires and smashed pipes.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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The only public image of the attacker — or attackers — appears as a speck in a short, grainy clip of the explosion.—
Thad Moore,
AJC.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Aggressor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggressor. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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