terrorist
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈtɛrərist/
- NSFW
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terrorista (en videojuegos)
- Before the match started, the players discussed strategies for their roles as terrorists and counter-terrorists.
- terrorist bomb
- terrorist group
- playing terrorist
Well, it was my turn to be on the counter terrorist team in the SAS.
- Well, it was my turn to be on the counter terrorist team in the SAS.
- We don't want to create a, an armed counter terrorist team.
- OK, I would like to, I would, I would like to be a terrorist.
- And basically we had to play the role of terrorists or, and, or like Russian infiltrators.
Examples
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In the game, one team consists of terrorists trying to plant a bomb while the other team attempts to stop them.
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When terrorists attack an island, it is up to you to stop them from taking over.
Blog text (18) -
Other SWAT officers will be playing the roles of terrorists.
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And so I told him about my idea for a movie where a terrorist hijacks an airplane, unaware that all its passengers are villains from horror movies.
Fiction book (1996) -
Many players enjoy the challenge of taking on the role of terrorists in competitive shooter games.
Compounds
- NSFW
110
3.9
A sudden violent act against civilians to make people afraid and reach political or religious goals
- NSFW
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4.9
A group that uses violence and fear against civilians to reach political goals
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5.3
A group that uses violence to frighten people to reach political goals
- NSFW
19
7.2
Planned violent action to make people afraid for political, religious or other ideas
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7.1
A group based in another country that uses violence to get political change and is often named by a government
- NSFW
2
8.4
A person who uses computers and the internet to attack systems and cause fear for political or other beliefs
Surface Forms
Morphology
terrorist = terror (semi-transparent) = terr + or + ist
The form is still built from 'terror' plus '-ist', but the online game sense is a specialized role label rather than the ordinary person-noun meaning.
Etymology
Terrorist is used in many online shooter games as the name of one team because it comes from terror 'fear' and that team usually attacks or plants bombs. So in games terrorist is a role name for a side you play, not a real-world label.