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Assailant vs Attacking - What's the difference?

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Assailant is a related term of attacking.


As adjectives the difference between assailant and attacking

is that assailant is assailing; attacking while attacking is (sports) that which has a tendance to attack, to be aggressive.

As a noun assailant

is someone who attacks or assails another violently, or criminally; an attacker.

As a verb attacking is

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assailant

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone who attacks or assails another violently, or criminally; an attacker.
  • (figuratively, by extension) A hostile critic or opponent.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Assailing; attacking.
    • (Milton)

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    attacking

    English

    Verb

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    • Adjective

    (head)
  • (sports) . That which has a tendance to attack, to be aggressive.