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

Examples of suicide bomber in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In his resignation letter, Kent wrote about his 11 combat deployments and losing his wife, who was killed by a suicide bomber while serving with the Navy in Syria. — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

In June, Swedish authorities arrested a teenage boy who pledged allegiance to the Islamist State and idolized suicide bombers, according to Swedish media. — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026

His second came from the blast of a suicide bomber in Afghanistan in 2011. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

The actor and singer previously disclosed she was diagnosed with PTSD after a suicide bomber killed 22 people, including a number of children, at her concert in Manchester in 2017. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for suicide bomber

• calmer
• embalmer