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
Iran is the aggressor and continues to contravene the laws of war.
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Steven Katz, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2025
The true aggressor is the Islamic Republic and its empire of terror.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Mock asked the judge to consider that Smallwood was not the aggressor and that a member of the other group had started firing first.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025
The advisee may present herself as a supplicant but end up an aggressor, demanding and scornful.
—Merve Emre, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
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Steven Katz, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2025
The true aggressor is the Islamic Republic and its empire of terror.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Mock asked the judge to consider that Smallwood was not the aggressor and that a member of the other group had started firing first.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025
The advisee may present herself as a supplicant but end up an aggressor, demanding and scornful.
—Merve Emre, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggressor
raider
Noun
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The show chronicles the rise of one of history’s most famous Norse raiders, Erik Bloodaxe, and his formidable wife, Gunnhild.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
25 June 2025
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Most of the sailors on the Laurel declined to join the rechristened raider’s crew.—
Francine Uenuma,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 June 2025
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“Aggressor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggressor. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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