No. 8,488 in French
agresseur
Aggressor; attacker.
In a sentence
L'agresseur a été arrêté par la police.
The attacker was arrested by the police.
Here, 'agresseur' denotes the individual who is causing harm or initiating an attack, commonly associating with a criminal context.
Les journalistes ont décrit l'agresseur comme quelqu'un de calme avant l'incident.
The journalists described the aggressor as someone calm before the incident.
In this sentence, 'agresseur' is used to describe the perpetrator of a specific incident, often used in media reporting.
Il a pris la défense de son ami contre son agresseur.
He defended his friend against his attacker.
Here, 'agresseur' identifies a person actively assaulting or attempting to harm another individual.
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