terrorist

About 4.98 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A person, group, or organization that uses violent action, or the threat of violent action, to further political goals.
2. noun An agent or partisan of the revolutionary tribunal during the Reign of Terror in France.
3. noun (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) Deliberate misspelling of tourist.
4. adjective Of or relating to terrorism.

Similar words

violent counter-terrorism antiterrorist counter-terrorist militant extremist criminal suicide horrible horror

Often followed by

attacks groups attack acts activities organizations group organization activity

Word family

terrorists