terrorist

English Online Dictionary. What means terrorist‎? What does terrorist mean?

English

Etymology

From French terroriste. By surface analysis, terror +‎ -ist. First used by Edmund Burke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /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.

Hyponyms

• lone wolfer

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Japanese: テロリスト (terorisuto)
• → Korean: 테러리스트 (tereoriseuteu)

Translations

Adjective

terrorist (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to terrorism.
   • 2002 January 29, George Walker Bush, "2002 State of the Union Address".

Usage notes

• "Terrorist" is a loaded term; The use of the label "terrorist" is often controversial or subjective, since one person's terrorist may be another's "freedom fighter", and vice versa depending on somebody's personal ideology or beliefs.

Derived terms

Related terms

• terror
• terrorize
• terroristic
• terrorism
• ecoterrorist

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French terroriste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌtɛ.rɔˈrɪst/
• Hyphenation: ter‧ro‧rist
• Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

terrorist m (plural terroristen, diminutive terroristje n)

1. (derogatory, see usage note) a terrorist
2. (historical) a supporter of the French Reign of Terror

Usage notes

Like English terrorist, use of this word is rather subjective.

Derived terms

• terroristisch

Related terms

• terroriseren
• terrorisme

Descendants

• → Indonesian: teroris

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

terrorist m (definite singular terroristen, indefinite plural terrorister, definite plural terroristene)

1. terrorist (person who uses terror as a weapon in a political struggle)

Related terms

• terrorisme

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

terrorist m (definite singular terroristen, indefinite plural terroristar, definite plural terroristane)

1. terrorist (person who uses terror as a weapon in a political struggle)

Related terms

• terrorisme

Swedish

Etymology

terror +‎ -ist

Noun

terrorist c

1. terrorist

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

• terrordåd
• terrorisera
• terrorism

See also

• självmordsbombare

References

• terrorist in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• terrorist in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)