01 a. Assailing; attacking.
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Assailing; attacking.
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Webster, 1913
Assailant
02 n. One who, or that which, assails, attacks, or assaults; an assailer.
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One who, or that which, assails, attacks, or assaults; an assailer.“An assailant of the church.” — Macaulay.