is a specific kind of: offender, wrongdoer.

is a broader term that covers: ambusher | avenger, retaliator | beast, brute, savage, wildcat, wolf | bludgeoner | bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, tough, yob, yobbo, yobo | harasser, harrier | iconoclast | marauder, piranha, predator, vulture | night rider, nightrider | raper, rapist | shedder, spiller | slasher | stabber | lapidator, stoner ... show more.

derivation: attack | attack | assail, assault, attack, lash out, round, snipe | aggress, attack | assail, attack | assail, assault, attack, set on.