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aggressor

ag·gres·sor [ ə gréssər ] (plural ag·gres·sors)


noun 
Definition:
 
attacker: a person or country that attacks or starts a war, fight, or argument, often without being provoked

[Mid-17th century. < late Latin< Latin aggress- (see aggress)]
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