suicide bomber

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suicide bomber

n
(Military) a terrorist who carries out a bomb attack, knowing that he or she will be killed in the explosion. Also called: homicide bomber
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.suicide bomber - a terrorist who blows himself up in order to kill or injure other people
act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
kamikaze - a pilot trained and willing to cause a suicidal crash
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
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Translations
اِنْتِحارِيّ
sebevražedný atentátník
selvmordsbombe
Selbstmordattentäter
βομβιστής-καμικάζι
terrorista suicida
itsemurhapommittaja
kamikaze
bombaš samoubojica
öngyilkos merénylő
attentatore suicida
自爆者
자살 폭탄 테러범
zelfmoordcommando
selvmordsbomber
zamachowiec
homem bomba
террорист-смертник
självmordsbombare
ผู้วางระเบิดโดยการฆ่าตัวเอง
intihar bombacısı
người đánh bom liều chết
自杀式袭击者

suicide bomber

اِنْتِحارِيّ sebevražedný atentátník selvmordsbombe Selbstmordattentäter βομβιστής-καμικάζι terrorista suicida itsemurhapommittaja kamikaze bombaš samoubojica attentatore suicida 自爆者 자살 폭탄 테러범 zelfmoordcommando selvmordsbomber zamachowiec homem bomba террорист-смертник självmordsbombare ผู้วางระเบิดโดยการฆ่าตัวเอง intihar bombacısı người đánh bom liều chết 自杀式袭击者
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Punjab Police personnel Dilawar Singh acted as a human bomb in that attack.
Before, they used to place IED (improvised explosive device) in the points of convergence where people gathered and lately there was already this human bomb or suicide bomber," Sobejana warned.
For example there are plucky but forgotten helpers like Thunderfoot (explosive-soled assistant to the Human Bomb), heroic super-pets (like Frosting, polar bear pal of space hero Norge Benson), fan favorites (like Rick Jones, sidekick to half of the Marvel Universe), and obscure partners of iconic heroes (Superman Junior's career barely got off the ground).
1993 French police moved in to end a 46-hour school hostage drama in a west Paris suburb, rescuing six infants and their teacher unharmed and killing the "human bomb" who held them captive with dynamite.
Beant Singh and 17 others were killed when"human bomb"Dilawar Singh blew himself up at the heavily-guarded Punjab secretariat complex here on August 31, 1995.
Kathleen Gillespie, whose husband Patsy died alongside six British soldiers in an IRA human bomb attack on a border checkpoint in 1990, said she will always remember the bishop's compassion and kindness.
And, of course, Western governments must continue to invest in the agents and sources, the social media monitors and web-crawlers, who might spot the smallest sign, the merest hint, that a human bomb is about to explode.
Once she is past a security interrogator, she feels a clock begin a countdown in her brain and she remembers that she is a genetically altered human bomb that will destroy the space station and everyone in it in twenty-four hours.
The high security for BJP's prime ministerial candidate's road show followed an alert that the IB had received just a fortnight back about a "human bomb" likely to target Modi.
Defence sources said that there was a high possibility that the suspected terrorist was being used as a human bomb.
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