aggressor

/əˈɡresə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈɡresər/ (ame, ipa) · /ə-ˈgre-sər/ (ame, mw)

aggressor — noun

  • aggressorsingular
  • aggressorsplural

1. The person, country, or group that starts a fight, argument, or war by being the

1.名詞B2
釋義

The person, country, or group that starts a fight, argument, or war by being the first to attack — for example, a nation that sends troops across a border, or someone who throws the first punch.

例句

Police arrested the aggressor after watching the fight on video.

The UN report named the neighboring country as the aggressor in the conflict.

named [someone/something] as the aggressor — formal identification

同義詞
  • attacker

    More general — an attacker may fight back rather than start the conflict

  • assailant

    Formal, typically used for a physical assault in a legal context

  • invader

    Limited to military or territorial contexts; implies entering another's land

反義詞
  • defender

    The person or group that protects itself from an aggressor's attack

  • victim

    The person who suffers from the aggressor's actions

文法句型

be the aggressor in [conflict/argument/war]

name/identify [someone] as the aggressor

the aggressor in [situation]

用法筆記

Common in legal, political, and military contexts to identify the party that initiated a specific conflict. The opposite party is called the victim or the defender.

常見錯誤

❌The man who attacked the police was the attacker.
✅The man who attacked the police was the aggressor.
💡'Attacker' focuses on the act of attacking; 'aggressor' emphasises that this person started the confrontation.

2. A person who regularly acts in a pushy, confrontational way that puts others on

2.名詞C1
釋義

A person who regularly acts in a pushy, confrontational way that puts others on the defensive — for example, a colleague who interrupts and overrules others in meetings, or a relative who turns casual conversation into an argument.

例句

In team meetings, Lukas was often the aggressor who started heated debates.

be the aggressor who [verb] — relative clause describing behaviour pattern

The school counselor described the boy as an aggressor toward quieter children.

described [someone] as an aggressor toward [group]

同義詞
  • instigator

    Focuses on starting trouble, but may be subtler and less physically aggressive

  • bully

    Emphasises intimidating weaker people; more negative and personal than aggressor

  • provocateur

    Formal; implies deliberate, often clever provocation rather than sheer forcefulness

反義詞
  • peacemaker

    Someone who tries to stop conflicts rather than start them

  • mediator

    A neutral person who helps others resolve a disagreement

文法句型

be (always/often) the aggressor

see/describe [someone] as an aggressor

the aggressor in [situation/relationship]

用法筆記

Describes a habitual personality pattern rather than a single aggressive act. Often appears with frequency adverbs like always, often, usually.

常見錯誤

❌He is an aggressor person.
✅He is an aggressor.
💡'Aggressor' is a noun, not an adjective; do not add 'person' after it.