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Stabber

One who, or that which, stabs; a privy murderer.

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Aggressor 76% connected

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

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Assailant 76% connected

Assailing; attacking.

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Assaulter 76% connected

One who assaults, or violently attacks; an assailant.

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Attacker 76% connected

One who attacks.

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Jab 74% connected

To thrust; to stab; to punch. See Job, v. t.

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Jab 74% connected

To thrust; to stab; to punch. See Job, v. t.

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Stab 74% connected

To pierce with a pointed weapon; to wound or kill by the thrust of a pointed instrument; as, to stab a man with a dagger; also, to thrust; as, to sta…

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Stab 74% connected

To pierce with a pointed weapon; to wound or kill by the thrust of a pointed instrument; as, to stab a man with a dagger; also, to thrust; as, to sta…

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