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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ter•ror•ist (ter′ər ist),USA pronunciation n. - Governmenta person, usually a member of a group, who uses or advocates terrorism.
- Governmenta person who terrorizes or frightens others.
- Government(formerly) a member of a political group in Russia aiming at the demoralization of the government by terror.
- Governmentan agent or partisan of the revolutionary tribunal during the Reign of Terror in France.
adj. - Governmentof, pertaining to, or characteristic of terrorism or terrorists:terrorist tactics.
- 1785–95; terror + -ist; compare French terroriste
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