attacker en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /əˈtækɚ/ (US)
- (US) audio
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.
Meanings
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Someone who attacks.
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.
2011, James M. Stewart, CompTIA Security+ Review Guide: Exam SY0-301, page 133:[…] 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.
1981, Del Martin, Battered Wives, page 90:The targets suggest the attackers are sympathetic to the vast censorship apparatus known as the Great Firewall of China.
2015 March 31, Dan Goodin, “Massive denial-of-service attack on GitHub tied to Chinese government”, in Ars Technica, retrieved 01 Apr 2015:
- 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| attackers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cyberattacker · personal attacker · counter-attacker · extra attacker · suicide attacker · dictionary attacker
Hypernyms
Synonyms
Translations (65)
id penyerang (someone who attacks) · de Angreiferin (someone who attacks) · de Angreifer (someone who attacks) · gd cluicheadair-adhairt ((soccer) movement of the team in possession of the ball) · pl napastnik ((soccer) movement of the team in possession of the ball) · ro atacator (someone who attacks) · sv anfallare ((soccer) movement of the team in possession of the ball) · mi kaituki (someone who attacks) · no angriper ((soccer) movement of the team in possession of the ball) · da angriber ((soccer) movement of the team in possession of the ball) · pt agressor (someone who attacks) · ru атаку́ющий (someone who attacks) · ro atacant (someone who attacks) · uk напа́дниця ((soccer) movement of the team in possession of the ball) · pl napastnik (someone who attacks) · uk напа́дниця (someone who attacks) · de Stürmerin ((soccer) movement of the team in possession of the ball) · cs útočník (someone who attacks) · sh napadač (someone who attacks) · ga ionsaitheoir (someone who attacks) · es delantero ((soccer) movement of the team in possession of the ball) · fi hyökkääjä ((soccer) movement of the team in possession of the ball) · hy հարձակվող ((soccer) movement of the team in possession of the ball) · hu támadó fél (someone who attacks) · da angriber (someone who attacks) · pl atakujący (someone who attacks) · sh нападачица (someone who attacks) · hu támadó (someone who attacks) · no spiss ((soccer) movement of the team in possession of the ball) · ga ionsaitheoir ((soccer) movement of the team in possession of the ball) · sw mshambuliaji (someone who attacks) · pt atacador (someone who attacks) · is vígamaður (someone who attacks) · hi आक्रमणकारी (someone who attacks) · nl aanvaller (someone who attacks) · ro atacant ((soccer) movement of the team in possession of the ball) · ru напада́ющий (someone who attacks) · id penyerang ((soccer) movement of the team in possession of the ball) · no angriper (someone who attacks) · de Stürmer ((soccer) movement of the team in possession of the ball) · ru напада́ющий ((soccer) movement of the team in possession of the ball) · pl napadający (someone who attacks) · uk напа́дник ((soccer) movement of the team in possession of the ball) · es agresor (someone who attacks) · ro atacantă ((soccer) movement of the team in possession of the ball) · sw mshambuliaji ((soccer) movement of the team in possession of the ball) · ar مُهَاجِم ((soccer) movement of the team in possession of the ball) · es atacante (someone who attacks) · fi hyökkääjä (someone who attacks) · it attaccante (someone who attacks) · sh napadačica (someone who attacks) · es asaltante (someone who attacks) · sv angripare (someone who attacks) · mk напаѓач (someone who attacks) · af aanvaller (someone who attacks) · mr हल्लेखोर (someone who attacks) · uk напа́дник (someone who attacks) · cs útočník ((soccer) movement of the team in possession of the ball) · ca atacant ((soccer) movement of the team in possession of the ball) · it attaccante ((soccer) movement of the team in possession of the ball) · ca atacant (someone who attacks) · sh нападач (someone who attacks) · ro atacantă (someone who attacks) · ar مُهَاجِم (someone who attacks) · pt atacante ((soccer) movement of the team in possession of the ball)