Ambusher: alternatives and connections

The person who first attacks or makes an aggression; he who begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.

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Assailing; attacking.

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One who assaults, or violently attacks; an assailant.

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One who attacks.

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An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship, so that water falling on deck may flow overboard; -- called also scupper hole.

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An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship, so that water falling on deck may flow overboard; -- called also scupper hole.

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A hunting for game in a quiet and cautious manner, or under cover; stalking; hence, colloquially, the pursuit of any object quietly and cautiously.

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A hunting for game in a quiet and cautious manner, or under cover; stalking; hence, colloquially, the pursuit of any object quietly and cautiously.

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