differences - "Assailant" vs "Attacker"


Besides sports in which an attacker is an offensive player, is there any difference between assailant and attacker?



a person who attacks somebody



I guess attacker can also be used for animals but not assailant. Is there anything else or are they fully interchangeable when describing a person who physically attacks somebody else?


Can both words also be used when talking about psychological attacks, like insulting, bullying, etc?




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