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German
Etymology
From Terror + -ist.
Pronunciation
Noun
Terrorist m (weak, genitive Terroristen, plural Terroristen, feminine Terroristin)
- terrorist
1961 [1849 May 19], Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, “”, in Marx-Engels Werke, volume 6, page 505; English translation from “”, in Marx/Engels Collected Works, volume 9, 1977, page 453:Aber die royalistischen Terroristen, die Terroristen von Gottes- und Rechts-Gnaden, in der Praxis sind sie brutal, verächtlich, gemein, in der Theorie feig, versteckt, doppelzüngig, in beiden Bezienungen ehrlos.- But the royal terrorists, the terrorists by the grace of God and the law, are in practice brutal, disdainful and mean, in theory cowardly, secretive and deceitful, and in both respects disreputable.
Declension
- Chefterrorist, Linksterrorist, Rechtsterrorist, Teilzeitterrorist, Vollzeitterrorist
- Terroristenbande, Terroristenfahrzeug, Terroristenfalle, Terroristengeisel, Terroristengruppe, Terroristennest, Terroristenüberfall, Terroristenunterschlupf, Terroristenversteck, Terroristenzelle
- Terrorismus
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