Definition of Terrorist 1. 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 Noun Semanticaly linked words with "terrorist" Hyponims for word "terrorist" Lexical Analysis for "terrorist" terror an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety a person who inspires fear or dread terrorism 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 has derived form terror etymology antiterrorist etymology counterterrorist etymology ecoterrorist etymology nonterrorist etymology superterrorist etymologically related eco-terrorist etymologically related terrible etymologically related terrific etymologically related terrify etymologically related terror etymologically related terrorise etymologically related terrorism etymologically related terroristic etymologically related terrorize etymologically related terrorizer etymological origin of terroriste [French]