counterterrorist

American  

[kaun-ter-ter-er-ist] / ˈkaʊn tərˌtɛr ər ɪst /

adjective

1. relating to or engaged in efforts to prevent or suppress terrorism, especially as part of a government or military effort.

2. relating to, promoting, or involved in terrorism in reaction to or retaliation for some previous act of terrorism by others.

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noun

1. a person who works to prevent or suppress terrorism, especially as part of a government or military effort.

2. a person who promotes or engages in terrorism in reaction to or retaliation for some previous act of terrorism by others.

Example Sentences

The investigations team was composed of experts in sanctions and counterterrorist financing, many put in place as part of Binance’s pledges to reform.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Gladkov said a counterterrorist operation was underway and that authorities were imposing special controls, including personal document checks and stopping the work of companies that use “explosives, radioactive, chemically and biologically hazardous substances.”

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2023

The Waidmannsheil lodge, a three-hour drive south of Berlin, was one of 150 targets raided by security forces in one of postwar Germany’s biggest counterterrorist operations.

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2022

Hank Crumpton, the special operations chief of the agency’s counterterrorist center at the time, spoke to Schroen nearly every day while he was in Afghanistan.

From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2022

Government will support the establishment of a comprehensive plan to monitor and, when appropriate, publicize nations' counterterrorist activities.

From National Strategy for Combating Terrorism February 2003 by United States. Executive Office of the President