Etymology

assailer

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Today it means: Someone who assails Full definition →

Middle English assailour ← Anglo-Norman assaillour
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  1. Anglo-Norman · derived fromassaillour
  2. Middle English · inherited fromassailour
  3. English todayassailer

From Middle English assailour, from Anglo-Norman assaillour; equivalent to assail + -er.

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