Attacker and Enemy

Attacker

Attacker noun - One who violently sets upon another.

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

Nearby Words: attack, attacked, attacking, attackable

Enemy noun - One that is hostile toward another.

Usage example: a beloved minister with no known enemies

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Attacker and enemy are semantically related in someone hated or competed against topic. You can use "Attacker" instead a noun "Enemy".

best	best attacker	best enemy
current	current attacker	current enemy
dead	dead attacker	dead enemy
strong	strong attacker	strong enemy
Other adjectives: powerful, real, dangerous, main, imaginary, new, former, final, mysterious, primary, worst, unknown, next, basic, last, said, invisible, stronger, strongest, weakest, downed.

Not to be confused with Let's You and Him Fight, which is when the attacker honestly believes that the other is an enemy, instead of knowing they're not an enemy but attacking them anyhow for fun and/or profit.

Source: Attack Hello
Also, when used against undead enemies, it is common for drain effects to reverse; they will instead heal the undead enemy and hurt the attacker.

Source: Life Drain
It's also averted with the enemy country, Crimea; Crimea was the attacker in the conflict with The Empire, and was not losing in any sense of the word.

Source: Back from the Brink

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