attacker

a person who attacks someone or something

atacante, agresor

• the attacker attacked somebody/something

Collocations armed attacker · terrorist attacker

• The attacker was armed with a knife.

  El atacante estaba armado con un cuchillo.

a player who tries to score points or goals against the other team in a sport such as football, basketball, etc.

atacante, delantero

• the attacker scored a goal

Collocations football attacker · basketball attacker

• The attacker scored the winning goal.

  El atacante marcó el gol ganador.