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ter·ror·ist
(tĕr′ər-ĭst)n.
A person who engages in terrorism.
adj.
Of or relating to terrorism.
ter′ror·is′tic adj.
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terrorist
(ˈtɛrərɪst)n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy)
a. a person who employs terror or terrorism, esp as a political weapon
b. (as modifier): terrorist tactics.
ˌterrorˈistic adj
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terrorist
An individual who uses violence, terror, and intimidation to achieve a result. See also terrorism.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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| Noun | 1. |  terrorist - a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activitiesact of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear radical cell, terrorist cell - a cell of terrorists (usually 3 to 5 members); "to insure operational security the members of adjacent terrorist cells usually don't know each other or the identity of their leadership" cyberpunk, cyber-terrorist, hacker - a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism Jacobin - a member of the radical movement that instituted the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution radical - a person who has radical ideas or opinions sleeper - a spy or saboteur or terrorist planted in an enemy country who lives there as a law-abiding citizen until activated by a prearranged signal suicide bomber - a terrorist who blows himself up in order to kill or injure other people |
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terrorist
noun freedom fighter, bomber, revolutionary, gunman, guerilla, urban guerilla an attempt by a terrorist to plant a bomb on an airliner
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Translations
إرهابيإِرْهَابيّ
teroristateroristickýteroristiský
terrorist
terroristi
teroristteroristkinja
terroristaterror-
hryîjuverkamaîur
テロリスト
테러리스트
terorist
terorista
terorist
terrorist
ผู้ก่อการร้าย
kẻ khủng bố
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
terrorist
[ˈtɛrərɪst] n → terroriste mf
modif [act, action, activity, campaign] → terroriste; [bomb, bombing] → terroriste; [cell, group, gang, network, organization] → terroriste; [suspect, target, threat] → terroriste
a terrorist attack → un attentat terroriste
a terrorist attack → un attentat terroriste
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
terrorist
n → Terrorist(in) m(f)
adj attr → terroristisch; terrorist attack → Terroranschlag m; terrorist plot → geplanter Terroranschlag; terrorist threat → Terrorgefahr or -bedrohung f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
terror
(ˈterə) noun1. very great fear. She screamed with/in terror; She has a terror of spiders.
2. something which makes one very afraid. The terrors of war.
3. a troublesome person, especially a child. That child is a real terror!
ˈterrorism noun the actions or methods of terrorists. international terrorism.
ˈterrorist noun a person who tries to frighten people or governments into doing what he/she wants by using or threatening violence. The plane was hijacked by terrorists; (also adjective) terrorist activities.
ˈterrorize, ˈterrorise verb to make very frightened by using or threatening violence. A lion escaped from the zoo and terrorized the whole town.
ˌterroriˈzation, ˌterroriˈsation nounˈterror-stricken adjective
feeling very great fear. The children were terror-stricken.
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terrorist
→ إِرْهَابيّ terorista terrorist Terrorist τρομοκράτης terrorista terroristi terroriste terorist terrorista テロリスト 테러리스트 terrorist terrorist terrorysta terrorista террорист terrorist ผู้ก่อการร้าย terörist kẻ khủng bố 恐怖分子Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009