Home › Words › A › assaulterassaulterassaulter means one who commits assault.EtymologyFrom assault + -er.nounOne who commits assault.e.g.“Earnest assaulters of current theories, or earnest apologists for them, should alike have conducted attack or defence, as it seems to us, upon some more concerted plan.” — 1861, The Dublin University Magazine, volume 57, page 530:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.assailer 82% match — Someone who assails vs assaulter →assaultee 81% match — One who is assaulted; the victim of an assault. vs assaulter →assailant 75% match — Someone who attacks or assails another violently, or criminally. vs assaulter →assault 70% match — A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc. vs assaulter →assaultively 69% match — In an assaultive manner. vs assaulter →assaultable 68% match — Capable of being assaulted. vs assaulter →assailment 68% match — The act of assailing. vs assaulter →attacker 67% match — Someone who attacks. vs assaulter →