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
The actor maintained his innocence and claimed Jabbari was the aggressor that night.
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
Officers concluded that Petito was the aggressor and instructed the pair to spend the night apart.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Yet the South African litigators enjoyed widespread support among residents of the global South, where elites and mass public alike overwhelmingly see Israel as a violent aggressor and America as its superpower enabler.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 4 Oct. 2024
In his request for a restraining order, Chigvintsev claimed that Garcia had been the primary aggressor.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
Officers concluded that Petito was the aggressor and instructed the pair to spend the night apart.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Yet the South African litigators enjoyed widespread support among residents of the global South, where elites and mass public alike overwhelmingly see Israel as a violent aggressor and America as its superpower enabler.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 4 Oct. 2024
In his request for a restraining order, Chigvintsev claimed that Garcia had been the primary aggressor.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for aggressor
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“Aggressor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggressor. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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