Terrorist vs Thief - What's the difference?
terrorist | thief |
A person, group, or organization that uses violent action, or the threat of violent action, to further political goals.
An agent or partisan of the revolutionary tribunal during the in France.
Of or relating to terrorism.
One who has carried out a theft.
(obsolete) A waster in the snuff of a candle.
As nouns the difference between terrorist and thief
is that terrorist is a person, group, or organization that uses violent action, or the threat of violent action, to further political goals while thief is one who has carried out a theft.As an adjective terrorist
is of or relating to terrorism.terrorist
English
(wikipedia terrorist)Noun
(en noun)Hyponyms
* lone wolferAdjective
(-)Usage notes
The use of the label "terrorist" is often controversial or subjective, since one person's terrorist may be another's "freedom fighter", and vice versa depending on somebody's personal ideology of beliefs. A cynical definition may be that a terrorist is someone who murders or terrorizes more of those for whom the terrorist is fighting, than his supposed enemies.thief
English
Noun
(thieves)- (Bishop Hall)
