terrorist
Plural: terrorists
Noun
- a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities
- A person, group, or organization that uses violent action, or the threat of violent action, to further political goals.
- An agent or partisan of the revolutionary tribunal during the Reign of Terror in France.
Adj
- Of or relating to terrorism.
Origin / Etymology
From French terroriste. By surface analysis, terror + -ist. First used by Edmund Burke.
Scrabble Score: 9
terrorist: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordterrorist: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
terrorist: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 9
terrorist: valid Words With Friends Word