assailer

English

Etymology

From Middle English assailour, from Anglo-Norman assaillour; equivalent to assail +‎ -er.

Noun

assailer (plural assailers)

1. (dated) Someone who assails

   Synonym: assailant

References

• “assailer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• reassail, salaries

Middle English

Noun

assailer

1. Alternative form of assailour