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dynamitard
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English
Etymology
Noun
dynamitard (plural dynamitards)
- (archaic or historical) A political dynamiter.
- 1901–1903, John Tanner [pseudonym; George Bernard Shaw], “[The Revolutionist’s Handbook and Pocket Companion] Progress an Illusion”, in Man and Superman. A Comedy and a Philosophy, Westminster [London]: Archibald Constable & Co., published 1903, →OCLC, page 204:
- Are we then to repudiate Fabian methods, and return to those of the barricader, or adopt those of the dynamitard and the assassin?
- 2014 June, Guy Beiner, “Fenianism and the Martyrdom-Terrorism Nexus in Ireland before Independence”, in Dominic Janes, Alex Houen, editors, Martyrdom and Terrorism: Pre-Modern to Contemporary Perspectives, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, , →ISBN, page 219:
- The president of the funeral committee was Thomas Clarke, a former Clan na Gael dynamitard who had been arrested in 1883, before he even commenced activities, and had served fifteen years of particularly harsh imprisonment.
References
- “dynamitard”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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Polish
Etymology
Internationalism; compare English dynamitard, French dynamiteur, Italian dinamitardo.
Pronunciation
Noun
dynamitard m pers
- (historical) dynamitard, dynamiter (person who uses dynamite, especially one who uses it unlawfully)
Declension
Declension of dynamitard
Related terms
adjectives
- dynamitowy
nouns
Further reading
- dynamitard in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English dynamitard.
Noun
dynamitard c
Declension
Further reading
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