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AMBUSHER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An attacker who waits in a concealed position to launch a surprise attack
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("ambusher" is a kind of...):
aggressor; assailant; assaulter; attacker (someone who attacks)
Derivation:
ambush (wait in hiding to attack)
ambush (hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing)