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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Even as the talks restarted, the police reported that a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a police station in the Bannu district of northwestern Pakistan late Thursday, killing at least five people and wounding several others.
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ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
Kent’s first wife, Shannon, also wore the uniform and was killed in Syria by a suicide bomber in 2019.
—David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
His wife, Shannon, a Navy cryptologist, was killed by a suicide bomber in Syria in 2019.
—John Seiler, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
Kent knows the cost of war personally — his wife, Shannon, was killed by suicide bomber in Syria in 2019, leaving behind two boys.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
Kent’s first wife, Shannon, also wore the uniform and was killed in Syria by a suicide bomber in 2019.
—David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
His wife, Shannon, a Navy cryptologist, was killed by a suicide bomber in Syria in 2019.
—John Seiler, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
Kent knows the cost of war personally — his wife, Shannon, was killed by suicide bomber in Syria in 2019, leaving behind two boys.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for suicide bomber
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“Suicide bomber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suicide%20bomber. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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