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English

Etymology

From French terroriste; synchronically terror +? -ist. First used by Edmund Burke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?????st/

Noun

terrorist (plural terrorists)

1. A person, group, or organization that uses violent action, or the threat of violent action, to further political goals.
2. An agent or partisan of the revolutionary tribunal during the Reign of Terror in France.

Hyponyms

• lone wolfer

Translations

Adjective

terrorist (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to terrorism.
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Usage notes

The use of the label "terrorist" is often controversial or subjective, since one person's terrorist may be another's "freedom fighter", and vice versa depending on somebody's personal ideology or beliefs.A cynical definition may be that a terrorist is someone who murders or terrorizes more of those for whom the terrorist is fighting, than their supposed enemies.

Related terms

• terror
• terrorize
• terroristic
• terrorism
• ecoterrorist

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French terroriste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?.r??r?st/
• Hyphenation: ter?ro?rist
• Rhymes: -?st

Noun

terrorist m (plural terroristen, diminutive terroristje n)

1. (derogaroty, see usage note) A terrorist.
2. (historical) A supporter of the French Reign of Terror.

Usage notes

Like English terrorist, use of this word is rather subjective.

Derived terms

• terroristisch

Related terms

• terroriseren
• terrorisme

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: teroris

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

terrorist m (definite singular terroristen, indefinite plural terrorister, definite plural terroristene)

1. terrorist (person who uses terror as a weapon in a political struggle)

Related terms

• terrorisme

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

terrorist m (definite singular terroristen, indefinite plural terroristar, definite plural terroristane)

1. terrorist (person who uses terror as a weapon in a political struggle)

Related terms

• terrorisme

Swedish

Etymology

terror +? -ist

Noun

terrorist c

1. terrorist

Declension

Related terms

• terrordåd
• terrorisera
• terrorism

See also

• självmordsbombare

English

Etymology

From fundamental +? -ist, after a book series called “The Fundamentals: A Testimony to the Truth“ (1910).

Pronunciation

Noun

fundamentalist (plural fundamentalists)

1. One who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts.

   Synonym: (Islam) takfiri

2. (finance) A trader who trades on the financial fundamentals of the companies involved, as opposed to a chartist or technician.

   Antonyms: chartist, technician

3. (Christianity) Originally referred to an adherent of an American Christian movement that began as a response to the rejection of the accuracy of the Bible, the alleged deity of Christ, Christ's atonement for humanity, the virgin birth, and miracles.
4. (derogatory) A fundamentalist Christian.

   Synonym: fundie

Usage notes

The Associated Press' AP Stylebook recommends that the term fundamentalist not be used for any group that does not apply the term to itself.

Related terms

• fundamentalism

Translations

Further reading

• Fundamentalism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• The Fundamentals on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f?ndam?ntalist/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

fundamentalist m (definite singular fundamentalisten, indefinite plural fundamentalistar, definite plural fundamentalistane)

1. fundamentalist (one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts)

Related terms

• fundamentalisme
• fundamentalistisk

References

• “fundamentalist” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.