Violent Crime Vocabulary

2 words in this vocabulary list

assailant trigger man

assailant

noun a person who attacks someone physically or verbally

  • The assailant was apprehended by the police shortly after the incident.
  • The guy who attacked me was caught by the cops.
  • The assailant got busted by the cops.
  • Fear can be an assailant that attacks your mind and emotions.

trigger man

noun A person hired to commit a murder or other violent crime, especially by shooting a gun

  • The investigators were able to identify the trigger man responsible for the shooting.
  • They found out who the trigger man was in the shooting.
  • The cops caught the trigger man red-handed.
  • He was seen as the trigger man behind the controversial decision.