Asaltante (en. Raider)

/asaˈlante/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Definition: Individual who carries out a violent attack with the aim of stealing.

Example Sentence: The police captured the assailant who had robbed the bank.

La policía capturó al asaltante que había robado el banco.

Definition: Subject who uses force or threats to dispossess another person of their belongings.

Example Sentence: Assailants often choose their victims strategically.

Los asaltantes a menudo eligen sus víctimas de manera estratégica.

Definition: Person who commits an assault.

Example Sentence: The assailant entered the store with a weapon.

El asaltante entró en la tienda con un arma.

Etymology/Origin: From the verb assault, derived from the Latin 'assaltare'.

Phrase: armed robbery assailant

Meaning: To assault someone using a weapon.

asaltante a mano armada

Phrase: apprehend the assailant

Meaning: To capture the person who has committed the assault.

detener al asaltante

Phrase: to be a victim of an assault

Meaning: To suffer a violent robbery at the hands of an assailant.

ser víctima de un asalto

Related Word: assault

Description: Action of assaulting.

asalto

Related Word: robbery

Description: Taking someone else's belongings by force or intimidation.

robo

Related Word: crime

Description: Action that goes against the law.

delito

Slang Meaning: Choro

Example: That choro entered the store and stole everything.

Ese choro entró a la tienda y robó todo.

Slang Meaning: Thief

Example: That ratero is always wandering around the neighborhood looking for someone to mug.

Ese ratero siempre anda por el barrio buscando a quien asaltar.

Slang Meaning: White-collar thief

Example: He's not a common assailant; he's a white-collar thief who steals millions.

No es un asaltante común, es un ladrón de cuellos blancos que roba millones.