(n) a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities
(n) a cell of terrorists (usually 3 to 5 members), Syn. radical cell, Example:to insure operational security the members of adjacent terrorist cells usually don't know each other or the identity of their leadership
n. [ F. terroriste. ] 1. One who governs by terrorism or intimidation; specifically, an agent or partisan of the revolutionary tribunal during the Reign of Terror in France. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]