See also: terrorist

German

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Etymology

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From Terror +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tɛrorˈɪst/
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Noun

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Terrorist m (weak, genitive Terroristen, plural Terroristen, feminine Terroristin)

  1. terrorist
    • 1961 [1849 May 19], Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, “[Die standrechtliche Beseitigung der ‚Neuen Rheinischen Zeitung‘]”, in Marx-Engels Werke, volume 6, page 505; English translation from “[The Summary Suppression of the Neue Rheinische Zeitung]”, in Marx/Engels Collected Works, volume 9, 1977, page 453:
      Aber die royalistischen Terroristen, die Terroristen von Gottes- und Rechts-Gnaden, in der Praxis sind sie brutal, verächtlich, gemein, in der Theorie feig, versteckt, doppelzüngig, in beiden Bezienungen ehrlos.
      But the royal terrorists, the terrorists by the grace of God and the law, are in practice brutal, disdainful and mean, in theory cowardly, secretive and deceitful, and in both respects disreputable.

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Further reading

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  • Terrorist” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Terrorist” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Terrorist” in Duden online
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