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Definition of Besieger
1. Noun. An enemy who lays siege to your position.
2. Noun. An energetic petitioner.
Definition of Besieger
1. n. One who besieges; - - opposed to the besieged.
Definition of Besieger
1. Noun. A person who besieges ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Besieger
1. one that besieges [n -S] - See also: besieges
Lexicographical Neighbors of Besieger
Literary usage of Besieger
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sporting Adventures in the Far West by John Mortimer Murphy (1879)
"... and death of the besieger—How a doctor captured a bear—Water versus courage—A
public singer and an imaginary bear—The remuneration given for keeping his ..."
2. Headaches by Henry Goode Wright (1856)
"Its ramparts are fallen and its walls are broken, and the besieger, Death, will
assuredly allow no weak point to escape his attack. ..."
3. Aide-mémoire to the Military Sciences: Framed from Contributions of Officers by Great Britain Army. Royal Engineers (1860)
"The advantages of position, number, and material, are all on the side of the
besieger. But so soon as the latter is compelled to engage in subterranean ..."
4. Mahdiism and the Egyptian Sudan: Being an Account of the Rise and Progress by Francis Reginald Wingate (1891)
"... BOOK VI—(continued) FALL OF KHARTUM • The third statement—The fall of Khartum
from a besieger's point of view—The emir fiki ..."
5. The young Nile-voyagers by Anne Bowman, Johann Baptist Zwecker (1868)
"... The Siege commenced—Dangerous Arrows—The First Blood shed—A Sally from the
Fort—The Disconcerted besieger—The Contents of the Lion's Skin—The Fatal Gun. ..."
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