counterattacker

noun

Definition of counterattackernext
as in predator

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  1. predator
  2. rapist
  3. assailant
Noun
  • Coyotes are considered among the most successful predators in North America, with populations spread from Alaska down into Central America and east towards the Great Plains and Northeast.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
  • And jumping into a cage to get up close with one of the ocean's most feared and misunderstood predators: white sharks.
    Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of predator
Noun
  • Come Election Day, this female rage would surely smack Trump, a rapist, clear across the face.
    Pamela Paul, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • In the meantime, and even for a guy who began his 2016 campaign calling Mexican immigrants criminals and rapists, Trump’s rhetoric has become relentlessly dark and anti-democratic.
    Jeff Raikes, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of rapist
Noun
  • Then another potential assailant emerged that his campaign was ready to talk about.
    Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Moments later, the assailant shot Marlene in the mouth and calmly walked to the LeBaron parked in the driveway and drove off.
    KC Baker, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of assailant
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