Definition of 'aggressor'
noun
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Word origin of 'aggressor'
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Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The problem with conventional deterrence by denial is in ensuring that a potential aggressor does not perceive the chance of victory as a risk worth taking.
NATO's Changing Strategic Agenda (1990)In fact she seems to have been more victim than aggressor, a tragic casualty of her own exalted hopes for freedom.
Liberty: The Lives and Times of Six Women in Revolutionary France (2006)Was Germany the main aggressor?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)Trends of 'aggressor'
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Translations for 'aggressor'
British English: aggressor NOUN
The aggressor in a fight or battle is the person, group, or country that starts it.They were the aggressors in this conflict.
The aggressor in a fight or battle is the person, group, or country that starts it.They were the aggressors in this conflict.
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