Noun
der Attentäter
Pronunciation: /ˈatənˌtɛːtər/
attacker, assassin (one who kills, or attempts to kill, for ideological reasons)
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plural Attentäter
Meanings
Noun
- attacker, assassin (one who kills, or attempts to kill, for ideological reasons)
Example sentence
Hat man den Attentäter mittlerweile geschnappt?
Have they caught the assassin yet?
Word forms
singular
der Attentäter
plural
die Attentäter
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Attentäter
Accusativeden Attentäter
Dativedem Attentäter
Genitivedes Attentäters
Plural
Nominativedie Attentäter
Accusativedie Attentäter
Dativeden Attentätern
Genitiveder Attentäter
Usage
- ein Attentäter verübt ein Attentat — An assassin or attacker carries out an attack intended to kill.
- Attentäter / Opfer — The person carrying out the attack versus its victim.
Im Roman wird der Attentäter kurz vor dem Anschlag entdeckt.
In the novel, the assassin is discovered shortly before the attack.