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COUNTERTERRORIST

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who attempts to prevent terrorism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("counterterrorist" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Intended to prevent terrorism

Example:

the government took counterterror measures

Synonyms:

counterterror; counterterrorist

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

counterterrorism (a strategy intended to prevent or counter terrorism)

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