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- noun One who carries
explosives on his or herbody or in avehicle and intends todetonate them to ensuremaximum casualty ofperceived enemies and inflictwidespread damage . Usually theattacker ismotivated by apolitical cause and iswilling to die in the process.
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- noun a terrorist who blows himself up in order to kill or injure other people
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johnmperry commented on the word suicide bomber
A bomber who knowingly includes himself in the target, better to maximise carnage
July 14, 2008