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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On February 14th, a suicide bomber crashed a car laden with explosives into an Indian military convoy in Kashmir, killing forty soldiers.
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Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
After a suicide bomber destroys part of the Sistine Chapel, the cardinals — who are sequestered away from any outside communication — discover that there have been a series of suicide bombings across Europe.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Barghouti, who once was a commander in the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, was given a life sentence for dispatching assailants and suicide bombers to carry out attacks that killed Israeli civilians during the second intifada.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2025
Bilal’s version intervenes by introducing a third character: an Iraqi suicide bomber who, angered after his brother is killed by the US, is recruited to join a terrorist group.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
After a suicide bomber destroys part of the Sistine Chapel, the cardinals — who are sequestered away from any outside communication — discover that there have been a series of suicide bombings across Europe.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Barghouti, who once was a commander in the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, was given a life sentence for dispatching assailants and suicide bombers to carry out attacks that killed Israeli civilians during the second intifada.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2025
Bilal’s version intervenes by introducing a third character: an Iraqi suicide bomber who, angered after his brother is killed by the US, is recruited to join a terrorist group.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Suicide bomber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suicide%20bomber. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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