terrorist
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terrorist
- /ˈtʰɛɹəɹɪst/
Where it comes from
From terror + -ist. In the historical sense, after French terroriste. First used in 1794 in the Courier and Evening Gazette.
noun terrorists
- A person, group, or organization that uses violent action, or the threat of violent action, to further political goals. Hooooly shit! That is terrible, because (1), he is not a terrorist, and (2), I do hope we have a better strategy for dealing with terrorists than flagging their credit reports and denying them their dream apartments! Hey, not in America! Not in America!
- An agent or partisan of the revolutionary tribunal during the Reign of Terror in France.
- Deliberate misspelling of tourist
adjective
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: violent, counter-terrorism, antiterrorist, counter-terrorist, militant, extremist, criminal, suicide, horrible, horror, terror, terrifying, fear, horrifying, horrendous, horrific
Translations
Every language
noun person who uses terror as a weapon in a political struggle
| Español | terrorista |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 테러리스트 tereoriseuteu, 테러범 tereobeom |
| 日本語 | テロリスト terorisuto, テロ tero |
| 中文 | 恐怖分子 kǒngbùfènzǐ, 恐怖份子 kǒngbùfènzi, 恐怖主義者 /恐怖主义者 kǒngbùzhǔyìzhě |
| हिन्दी | आतंकवादी ātaṅkvādī, दहशतनाक dahśatnāk |
| Português | terrorista |
| Français | terroriste |
| Deutsch | Terrorist, Terroristin |
| Italiano | terrorista |
| Ελληνικά | τρομοκράτης tromokrátis, τρομοκράτισσα tromokrátissa |
| Română | terorist, teroristă |
| Русский | террори́ст terroríst, террори́стка terrorístka |
| Tiếng Việt | người khủng bố, tên khủng bố, kẻ khủng bố |
| العربية | إِرْهَابِيّ ʔirhābiyy, إِرْهَابِيَّة ʔirhābiyya |
| עברית | טֶרוֹרִיסְט teroríst, מְחַבֵּל m'khabél |
adj of or relating to terrorism
| Español | terrorista |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 恐怖主義的 /恐怖主义的 kǒngbùzhǔyì de |
| Kiswahili | ugaidi |
| Português | terrorista |
| Deutsch | terroristisch, terror- |
| Ελληνικά | τρομοκρατικός tromokratikós |
| Română | terorist |
| Русский | террористи́ческий terroristíčeskij |
| Tiếng Việt | khủng bố |
| العربية | إِرْهَابِيّ ʔirhābiyy |
Talk about this word "terrorist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/terrorist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. terrorist. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/terrorist "terrorist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/terrorist.Cite this
@misc{terrorist_2026,
title = {terrorist},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/terrorist},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
