An assailant is someone who attacks or assaults another person. An OPPONENT is an adversary in a contest, dispute, or conflict. An ENEMY is someone who is actively opposed or hostile to another. An ANTAGONIST is a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another. A FIGHTER is someone who engages in physical combat. An INVADER is someone who enters by force in order to conquer or occupy a place. A FOE is an ENEMY or OPPONENT. A MUGGER is someone who robs or assaults another in a public place. An AGGRESSOR is someone who initiates hostilities or attack. An ATTACKER is someone who launches an assault or attack. A MACE is a medieval weapon consisting of a heavy metal head mounted on a shaft. A strafer is someone who carries out a low-level bombing or machine-gunning attack from an aircraft. A HOER is someone who uses a hoe to dig or cultivate soil. A knifer is someone who uses a knife as a weapon.