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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His wife, Shannon, a Navy cryptologist, was killed by a suicide bomber in Syria in 2019.
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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
Early in February, a suicide bomber targeted a Shia mosque in the capital, killing 31 people.
—Mihir Sharma, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
With the Taliban lacking conventional capabilities such as an air force or missiles, that could mean sending proxies as suicide bombers in Pakistani cities as the end of winter leads into the peak season for attacks, Basit said.
—Mushtaq Yusufzai, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
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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
Early in February, a suicide bomber targeted a Shia mosque in the capital, killing 31 people.
—Mihir Sharma, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
With the Taliban lacking conventional capabilities such as an air force or missiles, that could mean sending proxies as suicide bombers in Pakistani cities as the end of winter leads into the peak season for attacks, Basit said.
—Mushtaq Yusufzai, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Suicide bomber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suicide%20bomber. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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