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terrorist

[ ter-er-ist ]

noun

  1. a person, usually a member of a group, who uses or advocates terrorism.
  2. a person who terrorizes or frightens others.
  3. (formerly) a member of a political group in Russia aiming at the demoralization of the government by terror.
  4. an agent or partisan of the revolutionary tribunal during the Reign of Terror in France.


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of terrorism or terrorists:

    terrorist tactics.

terrorist

/ ˈɛəɪ /

noun

    1. a person who employs terror or terrorism, esp as a political weapon
    2. ( as modifier )

      terrorist tactics

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌٱǰˈپ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ٱrǰ·t adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of terrorist1

First recorded in 1785–95; terror + -ist; compare French terroriste
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The Israeli military said its troops opened fire at three "terrorists" who were throwing stones towards a highway and endangering civilians driving on it.

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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".

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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.

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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.

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The Metropolitan Police says the circumstances around his death "came at a time of unprecedented terrorist threat to London".

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