attackee

noun

at·​tack·​ee ə-ˌta-ˈkē 

plural attackees

: someone or something that is the victim or target of an attack : one that is attacked

When it attacked someone, an article often included a rebuttal from that person at the story's end—no need to wait for a nasty letter from the attackee in the following month's issue.

—Bob Betcher, Press Journal (Vero Beach, Florida), 2 Nov. 2001

This posture will usually cause the attacker to hold off long enough for the attackee to hurry back to its own territory.

—Larry S. Thompson, Audubon Magazine, September 1985

Word History

Etymology

attack entry 1 + -ee entry 1

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

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