People or things that make a sudden assault or aggressive move against someone else; in sports, players whose role is to score points.
From Old French 'ataque' meaning 'to fasten to' or 'tackle,' derived from Italian 'attaccare.' The word evolved from the physical sense of engaging in combat to aggressive action in general.
In soccer, attackers are sometimes called 'strikers'—and they've become more valuable than defenders in the last 20 years, with clubs paying billions for talented scorers!
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