What is another word for "assailant"?

Roget's Thesaurus (1911) lists these synonyms for "assailant": adversary, adverse, antagonist, bete, brangler, brawler, competitor, demagogue, disputant, enemy, filibuster, malcontent, obstructionist, obstructive, opponent, opposition, oppositionist, other, party, reactionist, rival, side, the, wrangler.