Attacker and Killer

Attacker

Attacker noun - One who violently sets upon another.

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Killer and attacker are semantically related. in mugger topic. In some cases you can use "Killer" instead a noun "Attacker".

Nearby Words: attack, attacked, attacking, attackable

Killer noun - A dull, unpleasant, or difficult piece of work.

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Attacker and killer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attacker" instead a noun "Killer".

Nearby Words: kill, killing, killed

female	female attacker	female killer
mass	mass attacker	mass killer
alien	alien attacker	alien killer
original	original attacker	original killer
Other adjectives: dead, powerful, real, dangerous, main, supernatural, new, cold-blooded, former, mysterious, mindless, crazed, masked, would-be.

Instead of continuing to hammer the attacker, the victim drops the weapon and attempts to run even though the killer is already recovering and will easily recapture them.

Source: Once Is Not Enough
Durnik starts out this way in The Belgariad — letting an attacker be sucked down by killer quicksand rather than axe the guy's head in, for instance.

Source: Technical Pacifist
Wrong Genre Savvy: The serial killer who beats on women and is targeted by Lunatic for it thinks his attacker is a hero and has to let him live if he surrenders.

Source: Anime / Tiger & Bunny

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