Counterterrorist
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Counterterrorist is an adjective meaning Intended to combat terrorism.
Meaning
Intended to combat terrorism.
More Meanings
- A person involved in counter-terrorism, who works against terrorists.
Example Sentences
Henry Kissinger was there; so was Robert Komer, the CIA officer who ran the counterterrorist "pacification" program in 1967 and '68[…].
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.
Word Forms
- counterterrorists
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include counterterrorism, counter-terrorism, antiterrorism, anti-air, antiair, anticarrier.
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