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Etymology

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dynamite +‎ -ard

Noun

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dynamitard (plural dynamitards)

  1. (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, →DOI, →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.

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Polish

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Etymology

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Internationalism; possibly borrowed from French dynamiteur or English dynamitard.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dɨ.naˈmi.tart/
  • Rhymes: -itart
  • Syllabification: dy‧na‧mi‧tard

Noun

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dynamitard m pers

  1. (historical) dynamitard, dynamiter (person who uses dynamite unlawfully)

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