dynamiter

/'dainəmaitə/

Thân thiện

A miner uses a dynamiter to clear rock in a tunnel.

Definition

Noun: 1. A person who uses dynamite, especially as a weapon or for sabotage: Specifically, an individual who employs dynamite to cause explosions, often with the intent to destroy property, attack, or advance a political or revolutionary cause.

Usage

The term "dynamiter" is used to identify a person whose primary method of action involves the use of dynamite. It carries connotations of violence, sabotage, and often, political extremism. * The authorities arrested the suspected dynamiter before he could reach the bridge. * Historical accounts describe the anarchist as a notorious dynamiter.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use: In a metaphorical sense, "dynamiter" can describe a person who causes radical disruption or destruction within a system, organization, or field of thought, though this usage is less common.
  • He was a dynamiter of traditional artistic conventions.

Variants and Related Words

• Dynamite (noun/verb): The explosive material itself; also used as a verb meaning to blow something up with dynamite.
• Saboteur (noun): A broader term for a person who engages in sabotage, which may or may not involve dynamite.
• Bomber (noun): A person who uses bombs, which can include dynamite-based devices.

Synonyms

• Saboteur
• Bomber
• Terrorist (in contexts where dynamite is used to instill terror for political aims)
• Insurgent (when part of an armed rebellion)

Related Phrases/Idioms

• To be a loose cannon / a live wire: These idioms describe an unpredictable and potentially dangerous person. While not specific to dynamite, they share the thematic sense of explosive danger that "dynamiter" conveys.
  • Be careful around him; he's a real loose cannon.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a person who uses dynamite in a revolutionary cause

Từ đồng nghĩa

• dynamitist