| n. | 1. | One who governs by terrorism or intimidation; specifically, an agent or partisan of the revolutionary tribunal during the Reign of Terror in France. |
| 2. | One who commits terrorism{2}. |
| Noun | 1. | terrorist - 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 |
| Adj. | 1. | terrorist - characteristic of someone who employs terrorism (especially as a political weapon); "terrorist activity"; "terrorist state" |