bombmaker
Creates deadly devices
A bombmaker is a person who constructs explosive devices.
The term appears in news coverage of terrorism and warfare, typically describing someone who builds improvised explosive devices: The bombmaker was killed in a drone strike.
It can also refer to legitimate munitions workers, though that usage is rarer.
Military weapons collectively
- munitionsMilitary weapons and ammunition
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- sapperMilitary construction soldier
- combat engineerMilitary demolition and construction specialist
demolitions · EOD · disposal · defusing · minefield · bunker buster · airstrike · bombardment
Explosive initiation device
- fuseProtective melting wire
- timerDuration-tracking mechanism
- wiringInstalled electrical conductors
- assemblyConstructing from components
soldering · electronics · fabrication · workshop · precision · blueprints · prototype · tools
Powerful blasting compound
- TNTPowerful blasting compound
- C4Moldable military explosive
- nitroglycerinExplosive compound, cardiac drug
- gunpowderCombustible propellant mixture
plastique · cordite · incendiary · shrapnel · grenade · landmine · IED · vest
Aggressive act against another
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- cellBasic unit of life
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
- radicalizationShift toward extreme ideology
manifesto · target · civilian · martyrdom · extremist · militant · clandestine · underground
Violent burst of energy
- detonationExplosive ignition event
- blastSudden forceful burst
- carnageWidespread violent death
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
casualties · fatalities · wreckage · rubble · crater · aftermath · trauma · survivors
ordnance
Military weapons collectively
- munitionsMilitary weapons and ammunition
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- sapperMilitary construction soldier
combat engineer · demolitions · EOD · disposal · defusing · minefield · bunker buster · airstrike · bombardment · strategic
detonator
Explosive initiation device
assembly · soldering · electronics · fabrication · workshop · precision · blueprints · prototype · tools · circuitry
dynamite
Powerful blasting compound
- TNTPowerful blasting compound
- C4Moldable military explosive
- nitroglycerinExplosive compound, cardiac drug
gunpowder · plastique · cordite · incendiary · shrapnel · grenade · landmine · IED · vest · payload
attack
Aggressive act against another
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- cellBasic unit of life
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
radicalization · manifesto · target · civilian · martyrdom · extremist · militant · clandestine · underground · safe house
explosion
Violent burst of energy
- detonationExplosive ignition event
- blastSudden forceful burst
- carnageWidespread violent death
devastation · casualties · fatalities · wreckage · rubble · crater · aftermath · trauma · survivors · victims
bombmakerpeacemaker
Conflict resolution agent
pacifist · peace activist · mediator · humanitarian · conscientious objector
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