different between attacker vs omata

English

Etymology

attack +? -er

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??tæk?/
• Rhymes: -æk?(r)

Noun

attacker (plural attackers)

1. Someone who attacks.
   • 1981, Del Martin, Battered Wives (page 90)

     […] expecting the woman to take her attacker into physical custody is tantamount to preventing the arrest. If she could handle him, she probably would not need to call the police in the first place.

   • 2011, James M. Stewart, CompTIA Security+ Review Guide: Exam SY0-301 (page 133)

     In this manner, the victim may be able to discover the one or many zombied systems that are causing the DoS attack but probably won't be able to track down the actual attacker.

2. (soccer) One of the players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.

Synonyms

• (soccer position): centre forward, forward, striker

Translations

Anagrams

• reattack

Swedish

Noun

attacker

1. indefinite plural of attack

English

Etymology

From Japanese [Term?] (“thigh scooping body drop”).

Noun

omata (plural omata)

1. (sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker grabs his opponent's leg from the inside and lifts it up and backwards, driving his body into that of the defender, forcing him over onto his back.

Finnish

(index om)

Etymology

oma (“own”) +? -ata, introduced as equivalent to the verb "to have" and similar verbs in other major European languages. Possession in Finnish is normally expressed with the verb olla "to be".

Verb

omata

1. (transitive, proscribed) to have

Usage notes

• Although omata is an acceptable word, it is regarded as artificial by many, and the language instructors tend to discourage its use. Most of the time the verb olla is a good substitute, but sometimes verbs like osata (“to be able, to know”), tarvita (“to need”) and saada (“to get”) work even better:

  Maalivahdin on tärkeää omata nopeat refleksit. > Maalivahdilla on tärkeää olla nopeat refleksit. (better) > Maalivahti tarvitsee nopeat refleksit. (better still)

  It's important that the goalkeeper have quick reflexes.

  Riitta omaa hyvät tiedot biologiasta. > Riitalla on hyvät tiedot biologiasta.

  Riitta has good knowledge of biology.

A good writer is supposed to reserve the use of omata to situations where it actually simplifies the sentence, which may be the case with participle structures :

Stoalaiset katsoivat, että ihmiselle on tärkeää, että hänellä on luonnonmukainen tahto. > Stoalaiset katsoivat, että ihmiselle on tärkeää omata luonnonmukainen tahto.

The stoics opined that it's important for a man to have a natural will.

Declension

Synonyms

• olla, omistaa

Related terms

• verbs: omia

References

Anagrams

• matoa, omaat