terrorist

Speech parts

1. terrorist - Noun

2. terrorist - Adjective

Meaning

One who governs by terrorism or intimidation; specifically, an agent or partisan of the revolutionary tribunal during the Reign of Terror in France.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

inquisitor hood goon desperado criminal radical revolutionary rebel tough terrorism guerrilla terror attacker prosecutor murderer
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Antonyms

sherlock ally admirer police force police officer black and white
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Hypernyms

radical

Hyponyms

jacobin cyberpunk sleeper cyber-terrorist

Related terms

terrorism terror terrorize terroristic ecoterrorist

Phrases with the word

one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter narco-terrorist terrorist group terrorist regime terrorist-affiliated state terrorist-backing country

Examples

We are the most powerful nation on earth. No external power, no terrorist organization, can defeat us. But we can defeat ourselves by getting caught in a quagmire. George Soros

Democratic nations must try to find ways to starve the terrorist and the hijacker of the oxygen of publicity on which they depend. Margaret Thatcher

Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve. George W. Bush

The terrorist and the policeman both come from the same basket. Joseph Conrad

Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a terrorist who's responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women, and children. Barack Obama

I call upon all nations to do everything they can to stop these terrorist killers. Thank you. Now watch this drive. George W. Bush

Close letter words and terms

terrorise terroriser terrorism terrorist act terrorist attack terrorist camp