"Unabomber" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈjuːnəbɒmər/ Audio: en-us-Unabomber.ogg Forms: the Unabomber [canonical]
Etymology: From University and Airline Bomber, a name assigned by the FBI. Head templates: {{en-prop|head=the Unabomber}} the Unabomber
  1. Ted Kaczynski, the perpetrator of mail bomb attacks in America between 1978 and 1994, so named by the media.
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