n.

One that engages in aggression.

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noun

One who starts a hostile action: assailant, assailer, assaulter, attacker. See attack/defend.

n

Definition: attacker, instigator
Antonyms: retaliator, victim

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IN BRIEF: A person or country that starts a fight or war.

After a war begins, it can be hard to tell which army was the aggressor.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - aggressor, angribende part, fredsbryder

Nederlands (Dutch)
aanvaller

Français (French)
n. - agresseur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Aggressor, Angreifer

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - επιτιθέμενος, εισβολέας, επιδρομέας

Italiano (Italian)
aggressore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - agressor (m)

Русский (Russian)
агрессор

Español (Spanish)
n. - agresor, atacante

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - angripare

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
攻击者, 侵略国, 侵略者

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 攻擊者, 侵略國, 侵略者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 침략자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 攻撃者, 侵略者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألمعتدي, ألباديء بالعدوان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מחרחר מלחמה, תוקפן‬

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