aggressor
/əˈɡɹɛsɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.01 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression; that begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.
name
a fictional state created by the United States Army for maneuver and military exercise purposes in the 1950's
Example Sentences
- "Hitler and the Japanese generals miscalculated badly, 10 years ago, when they thought we would not be able to use our economic power effectively for the defeat of aggression. Let would-be aggressors make no such mistake today."
- "In recent years the Aggressor Homeland has been modifying its logistical organization and procedures in an effort to meet the requirements of mobile and fast-moving forces in modern warfare. (Handbook on Aggressor: Field Manual, United States Department of the Army, June 1973)"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin aggredior Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin aggressorder. English aggressor Derived from Latin aggressor (“attacker, assailant, aggressor”).
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /əˈɡɹɛsɚ/
- British English: /əˈɡɹɛsə/
Inflected Forms
aggressors (plural)
aggressour (alternative, obsolete)