/ Dictionary / Index A assailant: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: as•sail•ant Pronunciation: (u-sā'lunt), [key] — n. a person who attacks. —adj. assailing; attacking; hostile. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: assailant (Thesaurus) assail Assam Related Content Daily Word Quiz: stringent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language