counterterrorist
counterterrorist adjective: intended to combat terrorism.
Adjective
counterterrorist (not comparable)
- Intended to combat terrorism
- Henry Kissinger was there; so was Robert Komer, the CIA officer who ran the counterterrorist "pacification" program in 1967 and '68[…].1988 January 29, Michael Miner, “Art of Our Arrogance/Rethinking Vietnam”, in Chicago Reader
Noun
counterterrorist (plural counterterrorists)
- A person involved in counter-terrorism, who works against terrorists.
- Every new season of this Fox thriller is another twist of a kaleidoscope: the same pieces — terrorists; counterterrorists (and, almost inevitably, a mole); an innocent suburban family; and the president, his aides and his family — are tumbled together to form new patterns around the central figure...2007 January 12, Alessandra Stanley, “Bombers Strike, and America Is in Turmoil. It’s Just Another Day for Jack Bauer.”, in New York Times
Forms of counterterrorist
| plural | counterterrorists |
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Origin of counterterrorist
From counter- + terrorist.
Questions about counterterrorist
- What does counterterrorist mean?
- Counterterrorist means intended to combat terrorism.
- What part of speech is counterterrorist?
- Counterterrorist can be an adjective or a noun.
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