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[ ter-er-ist ] / ˈtɛr ər ɪst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR terrorist ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person, usually a member of a group, who uses or advocates terrorism. a person who terrorizes or frightens others. (formerly) a member of a political group in Russia aiming at the demoralization of the government by terror. an agent or partisan of the revolutionary tribunal during the Reign of Terror in France. adjectiveof, relating to, or characteristic of terrorism or terrorists: terrorist tactics. Origin of terrorist1785–95; terror + -ist; compare French terroriste OTHER WORDS FROM terroristter·ror·is·tic, adjectiveWords nearby terroristterritory, territory wool, terroir, terror, terrorism, terrorist, terrorize, terror-stricken, terry, Terry's syndrome, Tersanctus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for terroristTerrorist groups could certainly use those weapons in an attempt to shoot down an airliner. MH17 Was Awful, but It’s Probably Unique|Dave Majumdar|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST Terrorist bombings are out of the question -- contrary to our rule of keeping your hands to yourself. Up To A Point: My Problem With People Who Agree With Me|P. J. O’Rourke|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST This is the central event in Harris-Gershon's memoir, What Do You Buy the Children of the Terrorist Who Tried to Kill Your Wife? Seeking Reconciliation with a Terrorist: A Jewish Journey|Lisa Goldman|September 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST Screw the Terrorist Financing Tracking Program and other post 9/11 attempts to disrupt the flow of money to the bad guys. The Government’s Perilous Bitcoin Chase|Michelle Cottle|July 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
One way is to look at precisely why dissidents within the Bush administration opposed the Terrorist Surveillance Program. How Obama Embraced NSA Spying|Daniel Klaidman|June 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST For all answer the Terrorist levelled his pistol at his head and fired. The Angel of the Revolution|George Griffith He died from the bullet of a Terrorist who happened to be of unadulterated Russian extraction. History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Vol. 3 of 3.|S. M. Dubnow M. Pastrokoff told me of the following incident of the early relief of Perm from the Terrorist. With the "Die-Hards" in Siberia|John Ward As soon as the aerostats rose into the air, the Terrorist fleet receded northward and southward from the batteries. The Angel of the Revolution|George Griffith Surely it must be one of the Terrorist fleet, for there were no others in existence. The Angel of the Revolution|George Griffith
British Dictionary definitions for terrorist
noun- a person who employs terror or terrorism, esp as a political weapon
- (as modifier)terrorist tactics
Derived forms of terroristterroristic, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to terroristthug, radical, guerrilla, rebel, bomber, subversive, revolutionary, incendiary, goon, alarmist |