ambusher

Everyday

An ambusher is a person or animal that hides and waits to attack someone by surprise. tree →

In the lessons

Used in stories, history and nature lessons about predators (crocodiles and some spiders are ambushers that wait for prey).

Examples

• The ambushers hid behind the rocks. tree →
• A crocodile is an ambusher that waits in the water. tree →
• The knights were attacked by ambushers in the forest. tree →
• Trapdoor spiders are clever ambushers. tree →
• The ambusher leapt out from behind the tree. tree →
• In the game, watch out for ambushers in the long grass. tree →

Note

From «ambush». Countable. In science, an «ambush predator» waits for prey instead of chasing it.