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terrorist
[ ter-er-ist ]
noun
- a 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.
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of terrorism or terrorists:
terrorist tactics.
terrorist
/ ˈɛəɪ /
noun
- a person who employs terror or terrorism, esp as a political weapon
- ( as modifier )
terrorist tactics
Derived Forms
- ˌٱǰˈپ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ٱrǰ·t adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of terrorist1
Example Sentences
The Israeli military said its troops opened fire at three "terrorists" who were throwing stones towards a highway and endangering civilians driving on it.
It also said there were "experienced terrorists considered to be very dangerous among the detainees held in IDF detention facilities" and that "in exceptional cases there is extended shackling during their detention".
Those actions were based on allegations that their pro-Palestinian protest activities were “pro-Hamas” — the militant group that the U.S. has designated as a terrorist organization — and a threat to U.S. security and foreign policy.
He can’t go back to Russia, where he would be considered a terrorist sponsor for donating to the campaign of Alexei Navalny, President Vladimir Putin’s biggest political rival, who died under suspicious circumstances last year.
The Metropolitan Police says the circumstances around his death "came at a time of unprecedented terrorist threat to London".
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