assailant

Converse of object

• mask: However, she's attacked by the masked assailant.
• see: We do not see the assailant, who is in shadow.
• arrest: The dog handler and dog gave chase and arrested the assailant.
• disarm: We found that kicks were very unreliable to disarm an assailant.
• identify: However it took some time to identify the correct assailant before Derek Lyle received his marching orders.
• wield: In the first volume a stressed and pressurized woman with a fragile mental state gets attacked by a mysterious bat wielding assailant.

Converse of subject

• attack: So, for instance, in Pakistan on Christmas Day, a presbyterian church was attacked by armed assailants.
• kill: When Jewel's father is attacked and killed by mysterious assailants at a local fair, Jewel vows to avenge his murder.
• murder: Seconds later he too is murdered by an unseen assailant.
• stab: The director was shot and stabbed by a lone assailant in broad daylight in Amsterdam while on his way to work.

Adjective modifier

• unidentified: He was apparently shot three times by unidentified assailants firing from a pick-up truck.
• unseen: Seconds later he too is murdered by an unseen assailant.
• unknown: A teenage student was battered by an unknown assailant on 25th October 1980 in the grounds of Leeds University.
• alleged: The police have failed to pursue a vigorous case against the alleged assailants.
• armed: The first bit of information of any value relating to unarmed defense against an armed assailant is found on pages 23 through 25.
• mysterious: The only thing stopping her enjoying her find is a mysterious assailant.

Noun used with modifier

• mystery: Before there's much chance to react she is grabbed from behind by a mystery assailant ( guess who!

Possessives

• identity: No further details on the incident, the assailant's identity or whether he had been detained were available.

Preposition: in

• attack: Inability to accurately describe the number and size of assailants in a gang attack is usual.

Preposition: of

• truth: Some claim to be " champions, " and " Fundamentalists, " yet they are assailants of the truth.