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No they aren't, locks are a defense against any kind of intruder, attacking or not.

by Chris2048 7y ago

onion2k 7y ago
Intruder and attacker are synonyms. They both mean 'invader'.
- Chris2048 7y ago
  No they aren't, and no they don't.
  - onion2k 7y ago
    https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/invader https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/invader
    - Chris2048 7y ago
      You implied that by "synonym" you meant "things that mean the same". A thesaurus lists things that may be used in similar context, but that doesn't mean they are the same. "A synonym is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another.." -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synonym https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synonym Your example uses the latter (nearly the same) for convenience, as tht is what a thesaurus if for (finding words that in certain contexts can be used synonymous. It doesn't mean all listed words are exactly the same, i.e. drop in replacements, which depends on context, or 'sense'. In this case, "attacker" is necessarily tied to the meaning of "attack", where "invader" does not have the same constraint, since "attack" and "invade" have different meanings. They can be used in synonymous contexts, but so can many distinct words, because words can be used euphemistically e.g I can talk of an "attack" on my rights, distinct from actual physical violence.
      - onion2k 7y ago
        There are plenty of contexts where "attack" means the same as intrude and invade. If a country attacks their neighbour across a border, or an hacker attacks a computer system, or, as in the one I used earlier, a person trying to gain physical entry to a place they're locked out of. They are attacking the building. Homeless people sleeping outside it aren't doing that.
        Chris2048 7y ago
        Are there are plenty where they aren't, hence the eords aren't synonymous. You can intrude on someone's space without attacking them. You specifically said lock are a defense against "attack". Homeless people camping out o private property are intruding.

No they aren't, locks are a defense against any kind of intruder, attacking or not.

onion2k 7y ago

Intruder and attacker are synonyms. They both mean 'invader'.

Chris2048 7y ago
No they aren't, and no they don't.
- onion2k 7y ago
  https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/invader https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/invader
  - Chris2048 7y ago
    You implied that by "synonym" you meant "things that mean the same". A thesaurus lists things that may be used in similar context, but that doesn't mean they are the same. "A synonym is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another.." -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synonym https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synonym Your example uses the latter (nearly the same) for convenience, as tht is what a thesaurus if for (finding words that in certain contexts can be used synonymous. It doesn't mean all listed words are exactly the same, i.e. drop in replacements, which depends on context, or 'sense'. In this case, "attacker" is necessarily tied to the meaning of "attack", where "invader" does not have the same constraint, since "attack" and "invade" have different meanings. They can be used in synonymous contexts, but so can many distinct words, because words can be used euphemistically e.g I can talk of an "attack" on my rights, distinct from actual physical violence.
    - onion2k 7y ago
      There are plenty of contexts where "attack" means the same as intrude and invade. If a country attacks their neighbour across a border, or an hacker attacks a computer system, or, as in the one I used earlier, a person trying to gain physical entry to a place they're locked out of. They are attacking the building. Homeless people sleeping outside it aren't doing that.
      - Chris2048 7y ago
        Are there are plenty where they aren't, hence the eords aren't synonymous. You can intrude on someone's space without attacking them. You specifically said lock are a defense against "attack". Homeless people camping out o private property are intruding.