different between opposer vs attacker

English

Etymology

oppose +? -er

Noun

opposer (plural opposers)

1. One who opposes, one who shows opposition.
   • 1984, Catherine Garvey, Children's Talk (page 145)

     For example, after the opposer had objected to the opposee's plan to drive the car, the opposee suggested, "We can take turns driving the car."

Anagrams

• poopers, propose

French

Etymology

Most likely an amalgamation between the Latin verbs opposu?, opposuisse and paus?, paus?re.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?.po.ze/

Verb

opposer

1. to oppose

Conjugation

Further reading

• “opposer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• propose, proposé

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