VICTIMIZER Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

victimizer

noun

Definition of victimizer

as in assailant

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Recent Examples of victimizer My office will hold their victimizer fully accountable for her inhumane actions. — Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026 Jarrett, the elder brother, was eventually taken in by a man who later abused him, a victimizer who then set his sights on Baylon. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2026 Anyone who thinks the only alternative to being a victim is to be a victimizer is missing some important possibilities. — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 Even if online shaming continues, this accountability will make sure that the victimizer will face social consequences as well. — Eli Thompson, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2025

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Noun

Then in 1989, an assailant attacked an elementary school in Stockton, California, using an assault rifle to kill five people and wound 29, prompting public outcry and calls to restrict such weapons.

— Robert Spitzer, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
Greene-Placentia said she was attacked, subdued and then woke up to find that she was being raped by an unknown assailant.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of assailant

Noun

The captain managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers to enter and restrain the attacker.

— SAM MEDNICK, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Crash axes The UAE’s attorney general’s statement was the first time authorities have clarified the weapon the attacker used.

— Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of attacker

Noun

Hochul said the district attorney closed the investigation without interviewing the accuser or others, while Cornell police failed to relay key details of her account to prosecutors.

— Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Current law says that if an accuser knowingly and willingly drinks too much, there is no crime for someone else to take advantage of the accuser’s incapacitation.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of accuser

Noun

Hiller plays Aldrict, an old-world vampire who has crossed paths with Liz several times over the centuries and is a bit of a troublemaker.

— Peter White, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
Speaking at the 9/11 memorial ceremony, the son of one of the victims, in an impassioned plea, called on troublemakers to stop using the day to spread Islamophobia and hate.

— Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of troublemaker

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