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noun
An attacker who waits in a concealed position to launch a surprise attack.
is a specific kind of: aggressor, assailant, assaulter, attacker.
derivation: ambuscade, ambush, bushwhack, lie in wait, lurk, scupper, waylay | ambush, still-hunt.
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