Meanings
aggressor1
nounaggressor (plural aggressors)
plural aggressors · alternative obsolete aggressour
- 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
Aggressor2
proper noun
- a fictional state created by the United States Army for maneuver and military exercise purposes in the 1950's
In recent years the Aggressor Homeland has been modifying its logistical organization and procedures in an effort to meet the requirements of mobile and fast-moving forces in modern warfare. (Handbook on Aggressor: Field Manual, United States Department of the Army, June 1973)
nounAggressor (plural Aggressors)
plural Aggressors
- a citizen/subject of the fictional Aggressor state
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
aggressor · noun
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʰredʰ-
- Latingradior
- Latinaggredior
- Latinaggressor
- Englishaggressor
Derived from Latin aggressor (“attacker, assailant, aggressor”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مُعْتَدٍ, بَاغٍ
- مُعْتَدٍ (muʕtadin)the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
- بَاغٍ (bāḡin)the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
- مُعْتِد (muʕtid)the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Bengali আক্রমণকারী
- আক্রমণকারী (akromonkari)the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Bulgarian агре́сор, агре́сорка
- агре́сор (agrésor)the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
- агре́сорка (agrésorka)the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
- напада́тел (napadátel)the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
- напада́телка (napadátelka)the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Chinese Mandarin 侵略者
- 侵略者 (qīnlüèzhě)the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Czech agresor, agresorka
- agresorthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
- agresorkathe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
- útočníkthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
- útočnicethe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Danish aggressor, angriber
- aggressorthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
- angriberthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Dutch agressor, aanvaller
- agressorthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
- aanvallerthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Estonian aggressor
- aggressorthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Finnish hyökkääjä
- hyökkääjäthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
French agresseur, agresseuse
- agresseurthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
- agresseusethe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
German Aggressor, Aggressorin
- Aggressorthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
- Aggressorinthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
- Angreiferthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
- Angreiferinthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Greek επιτιθέμενος, επιδρομέας
- επιτιθέμενος (epitithémenos)the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
- επιδρομέας (epidroméas)the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Hebrew תּוֹקְפָן, פּוֹלֵשׁ
- תּוֹקְפָן (tokpán)the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
- פּוֹלֵשׁ (polésh)the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Hindi आक्रामक, आक्रमणकारी
- आक्रामक (ākrāmak)the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
- आक्रमणकारी (ākramaṇkārī)the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
- हमलावर (hamlāvar)the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Hungarian támadó, agresszor
- támadóthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
- agresszorthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Icelandic árásarmaður
- árásarmaðurthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Indonesian agresor, penyerang
- agresorthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
- penyerangthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Irish ionsaitheoir
- ionsaitheoirthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Italian aggressore, aggreditrice
- aggressorethe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
- aggreditricethe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Japanese 侵略者
- 侵略者 (shinryakusha)the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Korean 침략자
- 침략자 (chimnyakja)the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Latin aggressor
- aggressorthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Latvian agresors
- agresorsthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Lithuanian agresorius
- agresoriusthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Malay pengagresif, penyeran
- pengagresifthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
- penyeranthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Norwegian Bokmål angriper, aggressor
- angriperthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
- aggressorthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Polish agresor, agresorka
- agresorthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
- agresorkathe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Portuguese agressor, agressora
- agressorthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
- agressorathe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Romanian agresor, agresoare
- agresorthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
- agresoarethe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Russian агре́ссор
- агре́ссор (agréssor)the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Slovak agresor, agresorka
- agresorthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
- agresorkathe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
- útočníkthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Spanish agresor, agresora
- agresorthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
- agresorathe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Swedish angripare, aggressor
- angriparethe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
- aggressorthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Thai ผู้รุกราน
- ผู้รุกราน (pûu-rúk-raan)the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Turkish saldırgan, mütecaviz
- saldırganthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
- mütecavizthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Ukrainian агре́сор, агре́сорка
- агре́сор (ahrésor)the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
- агре́сорка (ahrésorka)the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Urdu حَمْلَہ آوَر, جارِح
- حَمْلَہ آوَر (hamla āvar)the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
- جارِح (jārih)the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Vietnamese kẻ xâm lược
- kẻ xâm lượcthe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
Yiddish אַגרעסער
- אַגרעסער (agreser)the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression
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APA
aggressor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aggressor
MLA
“aggressor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aggressor. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aggressor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aggressor.
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