suicide bomber
noun
plural suicide bombers
: a person who ends or plans to end their own life by exploding a bomb in order to kill other people
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In addition to investigating cartels, Bishop’s team caught kidnappers, stopped suicide bombers and their recruiters, and averted IEDs and rocket attacks from killing American troops.
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Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
The film explored radicalization and followed the true story of a woman who was falsely accused of being Europe’s first female suicide bomber.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024
The explosion, which the BLA said was the work of a suicide bomber, also raised questions about the ability of Pakistani forces to protect high-profile events or foreigners in the country.
—Abdul Sattar, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
In fact, during the interview, the president scarcely mentioned Saddam Hussein, Iraq’s dictator, except to emphasize that suspicions of his complicity should not have surprised anyone given Saddam’s history of funding suicide bombers.
—Melvyn P. Leffler, Foreign Affairs, 23 Mar. 2023
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Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
The film explored radicalization and followed the true story of a woman who was falsely accused of being Europe’s first female suicide bomber.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024
The explosion, which the BLA said was the work of a suicide bomber, also raised questions about the ability of Pakistani forces to protect high-profile events or foreigners in the country.
—Abdul Sattar, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
In fact, during the interview, the president scarcely mentioned Saddam Hussein, Iraq’s dictator, except to emphasize that suspicions of his complicity should not have surprised anyone given Saddam’s history of funding suicide bombers.
—Melvyn P. Leffler, Foreign Affairs, 23 Mar. 2023
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“Suicide bomber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suicide%20bomber. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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