antiterrorist

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adjective

Preventing or counteracting terrorism, or reducing the threat from terrorism.

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Meanings

adjectiveantiterrorist (comparative more antiterrorist, superlative most antiterrorist)

comparative more antiterrorist · superlative most antiterrorist

nounantiterrorist (plural antiterrorists)

plural antiterrorists

  1. One who opposes terrorism.

Origin

  1. Englishanti-
  2. Latinterror
  3. Old Frenchterreur
  4. Middle Frenchterreur
  5. Middle Englishterrour
  6. Englishterror
  7. Englishterrorist
  8. Englishantiterrorist

From anti- + terrorist.

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Translations

Catalan antiterrorista
  • antiterroristacounteracting terrorism
Finnish terrorisminvastainen
  • terrorisminvastainencounteracting terrorism
French antiterroriste
  • antiterroristecounteracting terrorism
German Antiterror-, antiterroristisch
  • Antiterror-counteracting terrorism
  • antiterroristischcounteracting terrorism
Greek αντιτρομοκρατικός
  • αντιτρομοκρατικός (antitromokratikós)counteracting terrorism
Italian antiterroristico, antiterroristica
  • antiterroristicocounteracting terrorism
  • antiterroristicacounteracting terrorism
Portuguese antiterrorista, contraterrorista
  • antiterroristacounteracting terrorism
  • contraterroristacounteracting terrorism
Russian антитеррористический
  • антитеррористический (antiterrorističeskij)counteracting terrorism
Spanish antiterrorista
  • antiterroristacounteracting terrorism
Cite this entry
APA

antiterrorist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiterrorist

MLA

“antiterrorist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiterrorist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiterrorist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiterrorist.

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