proterrorist

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adjective

In favor of terrorism.

OriginEnglish terrorist ← Middle English terrour ← Middle French terreur →
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Meanings

adjectiveproterrorist (not comparable)

alternative pro-terrorist

  1. derogatorynot comparableusuallyIn favor of terrorism.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Proto-Italic*prō
  5. Latinprō
  6. Englishpro-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*tres-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*troséyeti
  9. Proto-Italic*troseō
  10. Latinterreō
  11. Latinterror
  12. Old Frenchterreur
  13. Middle Frenchterreur
  14. Middle Englishterrour
  15. Englishterror
  16. Englishterrorist
  17. Englishproterrorist

From pro- + terrorist.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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