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counterterrorists

counterterrorists is the plural of counterterrorist.

Meaning of counterterrorist

Noun

counterterrorist (plural counterterrorists)

  1. 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

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Questions about counterterrorists

What is counterterrorists the plural of?
Counterterrorists is the plural of counterterrorist.

Words near counterterrorists in the dictionary

  1. counterterms
  2. counterterror
  3. counterterrorism
  4. counterterrorist
  5. counterterroristic
  6. counterterrorists
  7. countertext
  8. countertexts
  9. countertextual
  10. countertextually
  11. countertheme

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