Dynamitard

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A person belonging to or supporting a radical political group known for using explosives in revolutionary acts
2. An individual who takes part in or sympathizes with militant anarchist or revolutionary movements involving bombings
3. One who advocates or engages in violent political rebellion often associated with the use of dynamite or similar explosives

Etymology: "Dynamitard" is a compound of "dynamite" and the suffix "-ard," which in English usually marks a person characterised by some habit or quality, as in "drunkard" or "coward." The result is a label for someone who uses explosives as a political weapon, and the word follows the invention it names. Alfred Nobel patented dynamite in 1867, and the new explosive quickly became associated with anarchist and revolutionary violence in the late nineteenth century. The suffix does the characterising work here. Compounds of this kind were a common way to name a type of person by what they were known for doing, so the word reads almost like a job title for a particular kind of bomber. The formation is plain and transparent, so the word needs little more explanation than its parts.