as in assailants
one who violently sets upon another
bushwhackers have made that lonely stretch of road very dangerous
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Noun
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The assailants are domestic extremists whose aim is to further an agenda of tyrants and oligarchs.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2025 -
In 1865, Johnson was shot to death by unknown assailants at his home.—
Alfredo Sosa,
The Christian Science Monitor,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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At one point, while being choked from behind, the 102-pound, 5-foot-tall 18-year-old managed to fully flip one of her attackers over, with the suspect landing on the concrete ground.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Here was fought a strenuous trench and hand-to-hand battle between German defenders and Russian attackers.—
Alan Taylor,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Bushwhackers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bushwhackers. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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