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

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

Peshawar, PakistanAP — A suicide bomber targeted protesters at an antimilitant rally in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least 14 people, mostly civilians and police officers, and wounding more than two dozen others, officials said. — CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

In October 1983, a suicide bomber killed 241 American service members in Beirut. — Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 27 June 2026

At least 23 people were killed and about 70 others wounded in a major attack Sunday morning after a suicide bomber targeted a passenger train in Pakistan, according to The Associated Press (AP). — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for suicide bomber

• calmer
• embalmer