Meanings
- not comparableIntended to combat terrorism
Henry Kissinger was there; so was Robert Komer, the CIA officer who ran the counterterrorist "pacification" program in 1967 and '68[…].
1988 January 29, Michael Miner, “Art of Our Arrogance/Rethinking Vietnam”, in Chicago Reader
plural counterterrorists
- A person involved in counter-terrorism, who works against terrorists.
1 more example
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 of the special agent Jack Bauer.
2007 January 12, Alessandra Stanley, “Bombers Strike, and America Is in Turmoil. It’s Just Another Day for Jack Bauer.”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveintended to prevent terrorism
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Proto-Italic*komteros
- Proto-Italic*komterād
- Latincontrā
- Old Frenchcontre-
- Anglo-Normancountre-
- Middle Englishcounter-
- Englishcounter-
- Latinterror
- Old Frenchterreur
- Middle Frenchterreur
- Middle Englishterrour
- Englishterror
- Englishterrorist
- Englishcounterterrorist
Translations
French contreterroriste
- contreterroristeintended to combat terrorism
German konterterroristisch
- konterterroristischintended to combat terrorism
Polish antyterrorystyczny, antyterrorysta
- antyterrorystycznyintended to combat terrorism
- antyterrorystaTranslations
Russian контртеррористи́ческий
- контртеррористи́ческий (kontrterroristíčeskij)intended to combat terrorism
Ukrainian контртерористи́чний, антитерористи́чний
- контртерористи́чний (kontrterorystýčnyj)intended to combat terrorism
- антитерористи́чний (antyterorystýčnyj)intended to combat terrorism
Cite this entry
counterterrorist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterterrorist
“counterterrorist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterterrorist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterterrorist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterterrorist.
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