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aggressor en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /əˈɡɹɛsɚ/ (Canada, US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /əˈɡɹɛsə/ (UK)

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”).

Meanings

1. The person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression; that begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.
   • 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. 1950 September 1, Harry S. Truman, 2:37 from the start, in MP72-73 Korea and World Peace: President Truman Reports to the People, Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives Identifier: 595162:

Forms

Deriveds

bioaggressor · cyberaggressor · nonaggressor · microaggressor · passive-aggressor

Translations (119)

tg мутаҷовиз (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · th ผู้รุกราน (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · mk агре́сор (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · tr mütecaviz (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · km អ្នកឈ្លានពាន (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · lt agresorius (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · la aggressor (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · ka აგრესორი (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · cmn 侵略者 (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · id penyerang (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · it aggressore (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · kk басқыншы (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · hu agresszor (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · my ရန်လိုသူ (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · de Angreifer (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · da angriber (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · fa-ira مُتَجاوِز (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · ga ionsaitheoir (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · kk агрессор (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · az mütəcaviz (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · ky баскынчы (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · cs útočník (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · tt тәгавүзкәр (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · cs agresorka (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · fa-ira مُهاجِم (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · da aggressor (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · mt aggressur (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · tk zulumkeş (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · es agresora (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · he תּוֹקְפָן (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · tg таҷовузгар (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · fr agresseur (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · tg муҳоҷим (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · fr agresseuse (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · bg агре́сорка (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · tt һөҗүмтөз (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · is árásarmaður (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · he פּוֹלֵשׁ (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · tt баскынчы (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · ru агре́ссор (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · ko 침략자 (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · id agresor (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · uk агре́сор (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · sk útočník (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · sk agresor (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · pl agresor (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · sv angripare (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · sk agresorka (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · fi hyökkääjä (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · pt agressor (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · lv agresors (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · mk агре́сорка (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · yi אַגרעסער (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · ms pengagresif (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · tg агрессор (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · nl aanvaller (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · nl agressor (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · ur حَمْلَہ آوَر (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · sh а̀гресор (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · sh àgresor (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · sh а̀гресорица (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · ar مُعْتِد (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · mn түрэмгийлэгч (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · hi हमलावर (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · bg агре́сор (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · nb aggressor (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · et aggressor (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · vi kẻ xâm lược (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · prs مُهَاجِم (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · pt agressora (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · de Aggressorin (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · sl napadalka (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · cs agresor (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · lo ຜູ້ຮຸກຮານ (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · ar مُعْتَدٍ (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · uk агре́сорка (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · hu támadó (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · ar بَاغٍ (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · el επιτιθέμενος (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · be агрэ́сарка (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · es agresor (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · ms penyeran (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · bg напада́тел (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · ro agresoare (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · tt агрессор (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · sh àgresorica (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · hi आक्रमणकारी (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · el επιδρομέας (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · nb angriper (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · hi आक्रामक (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · ja 侵略者 (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · prs مُتَجَاوِز (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · tr saldırgan (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · tg таҷовузкор (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · cs útočnice (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · ro agresor (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · az təcavüzkar (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · uz agressor (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · be агрэ́сар (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · de Angreiferin (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · crh agressor (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · ps یرغلګر (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · uz tajovuzkor (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · sq agresor (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · tk zulum ediji (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · ug تاجاۋۇزچى (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · hy ագրեսոր (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · pl agresorka (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · sl napadalec (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · bg напада́телка (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · uz bosqinchi (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · ky агрессор (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · kmr êrişker (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · my ကြူးကျော်သူ (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · de Aggressor (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · ur جارِح (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · sv aggressor (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · bn আক্রমণকারী (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) · it aggreditrice (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression)