terrorist

Definition

Examples

Airport security has increased to prevent any terrorist threat.

Word Family

Synonyms

• insurgenta person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
• extremista person who holds extreme views
• militanta militant reformer

Collocations

• Easy terrorist attack
  describing terrorist attack (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)
• Medium anti-terrorist security screening at airports
  a collocation phrase: anti-terrorist security screening at airports
• Hard comply with counter-terrorist financing rules
  to act in accordance with rules regarding with counter-terrorist financing rules
• Very Hard designation as a state sponsor of terrorist acts
  describing designation as a state sponsor of terrorist acts (identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others)