Unabomber

English

Etymology

From University and Airline Bomber, a name assigned by the FBI.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjuːnəbɒmər/

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Proper noun

the Unabomber

1. The perpetrator of mail bomb attacks in America between 1978 and 1994, so named by the media.
   • 2000 January 1, Roxanne Roberts, “Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me!”, in National Public Radio:

     Based on the Unabomber’s manifesto, the smash movie of twenty thirty-four will be Barbarians in the Gates, the autobiographical return-to-nature philosophy of Bill Gates, Jr. Starring Oscar-winner, actor Cody Gifford.

Further reading

• Ted Kaczynski on Wikipedia.Wikipedia