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ter·ror·ist

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–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

5.	of, pertaining to, or characteristic of terrorism or terrorists: terrorist tactics.

[Origin: 1785–95; terror + -ist; cf. F terroriste

]

—Related forms

ter·ror·is·tic, adjective

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ter·ror·ist Audio Help   (těr'ər-ĭst) Pronunciation Key
n.   One that engages in acts or an act of terrorism.

adj.   Of or relating to terrorism.

ter'ror·is'tic adj.

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terrorist
noun
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 activities

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ˈterrorist noun

a person who tries to frighten people or governments into doing what he/she wants by using or threatening violence
Example: The plane was hijacked by terrorists; (also adjective) terrorist activities

Arabic:	إرهابي
Chinese (Simplified):	恐怖分子
Chinese (Traditional):	恐怖分子
Czech:	terorista; teroristický
Danish:	terrorist; terror-
Dutch:	terrorist
Estonian:	terrorist
Finnish:	terroristi
French:	terroriste
German:	der, *die Terrorist(in); terroristisch
Greek:	τρομοκράτης
Hungarian:	terrorista; terror-
Icelandic:	hryðjuverkamaður
Indonesian:	teroris
Italian:	terrorista

Japanese:	テロリスト(の)
Korean:	테러리스트
Latvian:	terorists
Lithuanian:	teroristas
Norwegian:	terrorist(-)
Polish:	terrorysta
Portuguese (Brazil):	terrorista
Portuguese (Portugal):	terrorista
Romanian:	terorist
Russian:	террорист
Slovak:	terorista
Slovenian:	terorist
Spanish:	terrorista
Swedish:	terrorist
Turkish:	terörist

See also: terror-stricken, terrorism, terrorize, terrorise, terror

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Terrorist

Ter"ror*ist\, n. [F. terroriste.] One who governs by terrorism or intimidation; specifically, an agent or partisan of the revolutionary tribunal during the Reign of Terror in France. --Burke.

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