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suicide bomber

UK/ˈsuːɪˌsaɪd ˈbɒmə//ˈsuːɪˌsaɪd ˈbɑmər/

suicide bomber noun: one who carries explosives on his or her body or in a vehicle and intends to detonate them (dying in the process) to kill people and inflict widespread damage, usually motivated by a political or religious cause.

Noun

suicide bomber (plural suicide bombers)

  1. One who carries explosives on his or her body or in a vehicle and intends to detonate them (dying in the process) to kill people and inflict widespread damage, usually motivated by a political or religious cause.

suicide bomber meaning in Arabic and Indonesian

suicide bomber in Arabic

one who carries explosives
مُهَاجِم اِنْتِحَارِيّ muhājim intiḥāriyy, زَارِع الأَلْغَام zāriʕ al-ʔalḡām

suicide bomber in Indonesian

one who carries explosives
pengebom bunuh diri, pembom bunuh diri

Forms of suicide bomber

pluralsuicide bombers

Words formed from suicide bomber

Questions about suicide bomber

What does suicide bomber mean?
Suicide bomber means one who carries explosives on his or her body or in a vehicle and intends to detonate them (dying in the process) to kill people and inflict widespread damage, usually motivated by a political or religious cause.
What is suicide bomber in Arabic?
Suicide bomber in Arabic is مُهَاجِم اِنْتِحَارِيّ (muhājim intiḥāriyy), زَارِع الأَلْغَام (zāriʕ al-ʔalḡām). See Suicide bomber meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is suicide bomber?
Suicide bomber is a noun.
How do you pronounce suicide bomber?
Suicide bomber is pronounced /ˈsuːɪˌsaɪd ˈbɑmər/ (US).
What is the plural of suicide bomber?
The plural of suicide bomber is suicide bombers.

Words near suicide bomber in the dictionary

  1. suicide batteries
  2. suicide battery
  3. suicide belt
  4. suicide belts
  5. suicide bomb
  6. suicide bomber
  7. suicide bombers
  8. suicide bombing
  9. suicide bombings
  10. suicide bombs
  11. suicide booth

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