bioterrorist
/baɪ.oʊˈtɛ.ɹə.ɹɪst/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.46 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who engages in bioterrorism; a terrorist employing biological weapons.
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/