terrorist A2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈtɛɹəɹɪst/ See IPA manual Freq #3555 Meanings 1 noun A person who uses violence and fear to try to achieve political aims. The terrorists planted a bomb in the station. 2 adj Relating to terrorism. Police prevented a terrorist attack on the city. Thesaurus Word family Forms terrorists Derived forms archterroristcounterterrorist Common collocations terrorist attack Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From terror + -ist. In the historical sense, after French terroriste. First used in 1794 in the Courier and Evening Gazette. terroriste French View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # terrorist **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈtɛɹəɹɪst/ **Frequency rank:** 3555 ## Meanings 1. A person who uses violence and fear to try to achieve political aims. 2. Relating to terrorism. ## Examples - The terrorists planted a bomb in the station. - Police prevented a terrorist attack on the city. ## Derived Forms - archterrorist - counterterrorist ## Roots and Affixes - Root: terroriste ## Etymology From terror + -ist. In the historical sense, after French terroriste. First used in 1794 in the Courier and Evening Gazette. ## AI Etymology Terrorist is from terror + -ist. In the historical sense, after French terroriste. First used in 1794 in the Courier and Evening Gazette. In present-day use, it can mean a person who uses violence and fear to try to achieve political aims, or relating to terrorism. Derived formations include archterrorist, counterterrorist. ## Topics - People & Society markdown