German Conversation · Level 64
76 words
German word
Attentäter
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈatn̩ˌtɛːtɐ/
Meaning
- masculine nounassassin
Example
Der Attentäter wurde gestern festgenommen.
The assassin was arrested yesterday.
More examples
Der bewaffnete Attentäter bedrohte mehrere Zeugen.
The armed assassin threatened several witnesses.
Core concept
A planned-attack perpetrator associated especially with prominent targets and political motives.
Common phrases
bewaffneter Attentäter
armed assassin
einzelner Attentäter
lone assassin
Similar words
Mörder: A person who deliberately kills another person, without implying a specific attack context.
Terrorist: A person who uses violence against people to pursue political or religious aims.
Auftragskiller: A person paid to kill a specific target.
Definition in German
Person, die ein Attentat verübt oder versucht, meist politisch motiviert.
Word origin
Attentat entered German from French attentat, ultimately based on Latin attentare, and Attentäter adds the German agent suffix -er.
Usage tips
- Attentäter is more specific than Mörder in many reports, because Mörder generally refers to a murderer without identifying an attack context.
Other meanings
- attackernoun
Related words
- Attentäterinfemale assassinnoun