extremist
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extremist
A person who holds extreme political, religious, or ideological views and is often willing to use undemocratic or violent means to achieve their goals.
Die Polizei beobachtet die Aktivitäten bekannter Extremisten.
The police are monitoring the activities of known extremists.
The word ends in '-ist', a typical ending for people who follow a certain ideology or perform a certain activity. The word stem is the adjective 'extrem' (extreme).
Er wurde als politischer Extremist eingestuft.
He was classified as a political extremist.
'Der Extremist' (the extremist) is a weak masculine noun. This means it takes the ending '-en' in all cases except the nominative singular.
Die Rede des Extremisten wurde stark kritisiert.
The extremist's speech was strongly criticized.
The word is often combined with an adjective that indicates the ideological direction. Common examples are 'politischer Extremist' (political extremist), 'religiöser Extremist' (religious extremist), 'Rechtsextremist' (right-wing extremist), or 'Linksextremist' (left-wing extremist).
Die Sicherheitsbehörden warnen vor einer wachsenden Zahl von Rechtsextremisten.
The security authorities warn of a growing number of right-wing extremists.
terrorist
Both words can refer to a person with radical political, religious, or ideological goals. „Extremist“ primarily emphasizes extreme views, while „Terrorist“ emphasizes the systematic use of violence and attacks to spread fear. The key question, therefore, is whether the focus is on the views or the actions.
Die Zeitung nannte ihn einen Extremisten, weil er radikale politische Ansichten vertrat.
The newspaper called him an extremist because he held radical political views.
Die Behörden bezeichneten ihn als Terroristen, weil er wiederholt Anschläge verübte.
The authorities called him a terrorist because he repeatedly carried out attacks.
