Aggressor and Enemy

Aggressor

Aggressor noun - One that starts armed conflict against another especially without reasonable cause.

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Enemy and aggressor are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Enemy" instead a noun "Aggressor".

Enemy noun - One that is hostile toward another.

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Aggressor and enemy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Aggressor" instead a noun "Enemy".

female	female aggressor	female enemy
alien	alien aggressor	alien enemy
true	true aggressor	true enemy
powerful	powerful aggressor	powerful enemy
Other adjectives: actual, dangerous, mysterious, primary, unknown.

However, should the enemy destroy the two big guns, all the Aggressor has left are two turbolasers that aren't much of a threat against a determined enemy.

Source: Crippling Overspecialization
The third game averts it by virtue of having every enemy be a lethal and hostile aggressor, usually killed in self-defense while Max is being harried and threatened.

Source: Video Game / Max Payne
He's also the loyal right-hand man to the color-coded "good" side leader, and acts on straightforward "good" motivations (friendship to the aforementioned leader and recognition that the enemy is a dangerous aggressor).

Source: Dark Is Not Evil / Web Comics

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