terrorist
Etymology

From .

Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈtɛɹəɹɪst/
Noun

terrorist (plural terrorists)

  1. A person, group, or organization that uses violent action, or the threat of violent action, to further political goals.
  2. (historical) An agent or partisan of the revolutionary tribunal during the Reign of Terror in France.
Translations Adjective

terrorist (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to terrorism.
    • 2002 January 29, George Walker Bush, "2002 State of the Union Address".
      States like these, and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world.
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