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terrorist

Pronunciation: /ˈtɛɹəɹɪst/

The English word “terrorist” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

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

adjective

  1. Of or relating to terrorism.

Etymology

From terror + -ist. In the historical sense, after French terroriste. First used in 1794 in the Courier and Evening Gazette.

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