suicide bomber
One who carries explosives on his or her body or in a vehicle and intends to detonate…One who carries explosives on his or her body or in a vehicle and intends to detonate them (dying in the process) to kill people and inflict widespread damage, usually motivated by a political or religious cause.
» Tom seems to be unwilling to be a suicide bomber.
Похоже, Том не хочет быть террористом-смертником. — Biga
Здається, Том не хоче бути теротистом-смертником. — deniko
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1 sensesOne who carries explosives on his or her body or in a vehicle and intends to detonate them (dying in the process) to kill people and inflict widespread damage, usually motivated by a political or religious cause.
Selbstmordattentäter, Selbstmordattentäterin
террори́ст-сме́ртникterroríst-smértnik, террори́стка-сме́ртницаterrorístka-smértnica, сме́ртникsmértnik
- a terrorist who blows themself up in order to kill or injure other people
Examples
11 sentencesTom seems to be unwilling to be a suicide bomber.
Здається, Том не хоче бути теротистом-смертником. — deniko
ruПохоже, Том не хочет быть террористом-смертником. — Biga
Tom was killed by a suicide bomber.
ruТом был убит террористом-смертником. — odexed
The police caught the suicide bomber before he could detonate his bomb.
ruПолиция схватила террориста-смертника прежде, чем он успел привести в действие взрывное устройство. — odexed
deDie Polizei fasste den Selbstmordattentäter, bevor er seine Bombe zünden konnte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom and Mary adopted two children whose parents had been killed by a suicide bomber.
ruТом и Мэри усыновили двух детей, чьи родители были убиты террористом-смертником. — odexed
deTom und Maria haben zwei Kinder adoptiert, deren Eltern bei einem Selbstmordattentat ums Leben kamen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
A special taskforce managed to catch a suicide bomber downtown, prior to him carrying out his evil plan.
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Forms
plural: suicide bombers| Singular | suicide bomber |
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Word family
8 related wordsSee also
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