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SUICIDE BOMBER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A terrorist who blows himself up in order to kill or injure other people
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("suicide bomber" is a kind of...):
terrorist (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)
Domain category:
act of terrorism; terrorism; terrorist act (the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "suicide bomber"):
kamikaze (a pilot trained and willing to cause a suicidal crash)
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