Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bioterrorist

/baɪ.oʊˈtɛ.ɹə.ɹɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.46 in modern English

Syllables
bio-ter-ror-ist
IPA
/baɪ.oʊˈtɛ.ɹə.ɹɪst/
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to a bioterrorist or bioterrorism.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *tres- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *troséyeti Proto-Italic *trozeō Latin terreō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin terrorbor. Old French terreur Middle French terreurbor. Middle English terrour English terror Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English terrorist English bioterrorist From bio- + terrorist.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /baɪ.oʊˈtɛ.ɹə.ɹɪst/
  • British English: /baɪ.əʊˈtɛ.ɹə.ɹɪst/

Inflected Forms

Synonyms

Questions

How do you pronounce bioterrorist?
The recorded pronunciation is /baɪ.oʊˈtɛ.ɹə.ɹɪst/.
What does bioterrorist mean?
One who engages in bioterrorism; a terrorist employing biological weapons.
Where does bioterrorist come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *tres- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *troséyeti Proto-Italic *trozeō Latin terreō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin terrorbor. Old French terreur Middle French terreurbor. Middle English terrour English terror Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English terrorist English bioterrorist From bio- + terrorist.

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