Aggressor

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• Aggressor — Ag*gres sor, n. [L.: cf. F. agresseur.] The person who first attacks or makes an aggression; he who begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant. [1913 Webster] The insolence of the aggressor is usually proportioned to the tameness of the sufferer …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• aggressor — (n.) 1670s, from L. aggressor, agent noun from aggredi (see AGGRESSION (Cf. aggression)) …   Etymology dictionary

• aggressor — I noun antagonist, assailant, assailer, assaulter, attacker, belligerent, besieger, combatant, contender, criminal, fighter, foe, initiative seizer, invader, militant, prime mover, provocator, ravager, ruffian, stormer, violator II index… …   Law dictionary

• aggressor — Note that it has two gs and is spelt or not er …   Modern English usage

• aggressor — [n] attacker assailant, initiator, instigator, intruder, invader, provoker, raider, trespasser; concept 412 …   New thesaurus

• aggressor — ► NOUN ▪ a person or country that attacks without being provoked …   English terms dictionary

• aggressor — [ə gres′ər] n. [LL] a person, nation, etc. that is guilty of aggression, or makes an unprovoked attack …   English World dictionary

• Aggressor — The party in a trade that initiates the deal. The aggressor works with the dealer, who takes a passive role and posts the bid and ask quotes. The aggressor in a transaction will typically attempt to instigate the deal and push it forward in order …   Investment dictionary

• Aggressor — Eindringling; Angreifer; Attackierender * * * Ag|grẹs|sor 〈m. 23〉 Angreifer [→ Aggression] * * * Ag|grẹs|sor, der; s, …oren [lat. aggressor] (Völkerrecht): Staat, Führer eines Staates, der eine …   Universal-Lexikon

• aggressor — UK [əˈɡresə(r)] / US [əˈɡresər] noun [countable] Word forms aggressor : singular aggressor plural aggressors formal a country that starts a war, or someone who starts a fight …   English dictionary