counterattackers

variants or counter-attackers
plural of counterattacker

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterattackers
Noun
  • Sheltered Spaces Wasps may start a nest in any sheltered spaces where there is light, warmth, cover from the elements, and protection from predators like other insects, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals.
    Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 28 June 2026
  • Ocean predators such as the seal, whale, dolphin, and walrus would be hunted down and made into supermarket steaks.
    David Merritt Johns, The Atlantic, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • The shooting may have been worse if not for the actions of a Muslim immigrant from Syria who wrestled a gun from one of the alleged attackers.
    John Blake, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Three goals in the group stages confirmed Ismael Saibari as one of Africa’s most lethal attackers at the World Cup.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Noun
  • In a further interview that night, the victim named Fuller, Brown and Mumphrey as the assailants.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
  • This did not strike me as implausible, given what had happened with Broadwater and all I’d learned about the Police Department at the time, not to mention the sheer volume of assailants and assaults back then.
    Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • Only in these United States can the progeny of people once portrayed as parasites and invaders side with those making the same argument about the latest batch of newcomers.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • The match was briefly interrupted in the 32nd minute when at least three pitch invaders made their way onto the field, forcing officials to stop play while security responded.
    Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
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“Counterattackers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterattackers. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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