Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

attacker

/əˈtækɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: at-tack-er
IPA: /əˈtækɚ/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who attacks.

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"[…] 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."
"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."
"The targets suggest the attackers are sympathetic to the vast censorship apparatus known as the Great Firewall of China."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Italian a- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- Proto-Germanic *stikaną Proto-West Germanic *stekander. Old French atachier Old French destachier Middle French destacherbor. Italian distaccare Italian staccare Italian attaccarebor. French attaquerdeverb. French attaquebor. English attack Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English attacker From attack + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈtækɚ/

Inflected Forms

attackers (plural)

Derived Forms

cyberattacker

Phrases

counter-attacker dictionary attacker extra attacker personal attacker suicide attacker

Synonyms

forward striker front man aggressor assailant assaulter

Rhymes With

hacker tracker cracker packer backer lacquer slacker blacker acker wacker bakker thacker

Questions

How do you pronounce attacker?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈtækɚ/.
What does attacker mean?: Someone who attacks.
Where does attacker come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Italian a- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- Proto-Germanic *stikaną Proto-West Germanic *stekander. Old French atachier Old French destachier Middle French destacherbor. Italian distaccare Italian staccare Italian attaccarebor. French attaquerdeverb. French attaquebor. English attack Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English attacker From attack + -er.

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