American English
/əˈtʰæ.kɚ/
3 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
a person or animal that attacks another person or animal
Practice out louda person or animal that attacks another person or animal
The attacker pushed the guard and ran.
Police arrested the attacker outside the store.
armed attacker · violent attacker · arrest the attacker · an attacker with a knife
the attacker + verb + object
police + arrest + the attacker
a player whose main job is to attack and try to score points or goals
The team's fastest attacker scored twice.
Our best attacker missed the final shot.
main attacker · dangerous attacker · leading attacker · attacking player
the attacker + verb + to score
a team + with + an attacker + can + verb
a person or group that tries to enter a computer system without permission
The attacker stole customer data.
The security team blocked the attacker.
cyber attacker · malicious attacker · block an attacker · protect a system from attackers
an attacker + can + verb + object
protect + a system + from + attackers