attacker.html - v. & n.
--v.

1 tr. act against with (esp. armed) force.
2 tr. seek to hurt or defeat.
3 tr. criticize adversely.
4 tr. act harmfully upon (a virus attacking the nervous system).
5 tr. vigorously apply oneself to; begin work on (attacked his meal with gusto).
6 intr. make an attack.
7 intr. be in a mode of attack.

--n.

1 the act or process of attacking.
2 an offensive operation or mode of behaviour.
3 Mus. the action or manner of beginning a piece, passage, etc.
4 gusto, vigour.
5 a sudden occurrence of an illness.
6 a player or players seeking to score goals etc.

attacker n. [F attaque, attaquer f. It. attacco attack, attaccare ATTACH]

attacker.html - v.
1 tr. fasten, affix, join.
2 tr. (in passive; foll. by to) be very fond of or devoted to (am deeply attached to her).
3 tr. attribute, assign (some function, quality, or characteristic) (can you attach a name to it?; attaches great importance to it).
4 a tr. accompany; form part of (no conditions are attached). b intr. (foll. by to) be an attribute or characteristic (great prestige attaches to the job).
5 refl. (usu. foll. by to) take part in; join (attached themselves to the expedition).
6 tr. appoint for special or temporary duties.
7 tr. Law seize (a person or property) by legal authority.

attachable adj. attacher n. [ME f. OF estachier fasten f. Gmc: in Law sense thr. OF atachier]

attacker.html - n.
1 a thing attached or to be attached, esp. to a machine, device, etc., for a special function.
2 affection, devotion.
3 a means of attaching.
4 the act of attaching or the state of being attached.
5 legal seizure.
6 a temporary position in, or secondment to, an organization. [ME f. F attachement f. attacher (as ATTACH, -MENT)]

attacker.html - n.
a person appointed to an ambassador's staff, usu. with a special sphere of activity (military attach÷; press attach÷).

attach

case a small flat rectangular case for carrying documents etc. [F, past part. of attacher: see ATTACH]

attacker.html - v. & n.
--v.

1 tr. act against with (esp. armed) force.
2 tr. seek to hurt or defeat.
3 tr. criticize adversely.
4 tr. act harmfully upon (a virus attacking the nervous system).
5 tr. vigorously apply oneself to; begin work on (attacked his meal with gusto).
6 intr. make an attack.
7 intr. be in a mode of attack.

--n.

1 the act or process of attacking.
2 an offensive operation or mode of behaviour.
3 Mus. the action or manner of beginning a piece, passage, etc.
4 gusto, vigour.
5 a sudden occurrence of an illness.
6 a player or players seeking to score goals etc.

attacker n. [F attaque, attaquer f. It. attacco attack, attaccare ATTACH]

attacker.html - v.
1 tr. fasten, affix, join.
2 tr. (in passive; foll. by to) be very fond of or devoted to (am deeply attached to her).
3 tr. attribute, assign (some function, quality, or characteristic) (can you attach a name to it?; attaches great importance to it).
4 a tr. accompany; form part of (no conditions are attached). b intr. (foll. by to) be an attribute or characteristic (great prestige attaches to the job).
5 refl. (usu. foll. by to) take part in; join (attached themselves to the expedition).
6 tr. appoint for special or temporary duties.
7 tr. Law seize (a person or property) by legal authority.

attachable adj. attacher n. [ME f. OF estachier fasten f. Gmc: in Law sense thr. OF atachier]