襲しゅう撃げき者しゃ

noun

assailant; attacker; marauder

Refers to a person who launches a physical attack or raid. Often used in news reports and formal contexts.

• 警けい察さつは襲しゅう撃げき者しゃの身み元もとを調しらべている。

  The police are investigating the identity of the assailant.

• 襲しゅう撃げき者しゃはナイフを持もっていた。

  The attacker was carrying a knife.