attacker
nounUS /əˈtækɚ/
Etymology From attack + -er.
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Someone who attacks.
- […] expecting the woman to take her attacker into physical custody is tantamount to preventing the arrest. If she could handle him, she probably would not need to call the police in the first place.1981, Del Martin, Battered Wives, page 90:
- In this manner, the victim may be able to discover the one or many zombied systems that are causing the DoS attack but probably won't be able to track down the actual attacker.2011, James M. Stewart, CompTIA Security+ Review Guide: Exam SY0-301, page 133:
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- The targets suggest the attackers are sympathetic to the vast censorship apparatus known as the Great Firewall of China.2015 March 31, Dan Goodin, “Massive denial-of-service attack on GitHub tied to Chinese government”, in Ars Technica, retrieved 01 Apr 2015:
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Ball games, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Soccer, Sports One of the players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.
- Derived terms
- counter-attacker, cyberattacker, dictionary attacker, extra attacker, personal attacker, suicide attacker