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crusader

noun
/kɹuːˈseɪdə/UK/kɹuˈseɪdɚ/US

Etymology

From crusade + -er.

  1. derived from cruciāta
  2. derived from croisade
  3. derived from croisade
  4. suffixed as crusader — “crusade + er”

Definitions

  1. A fighter or participant in the medieval Crusades.

    • the crusaders of the Middle Ages

  2. A person engaged in a crusade.

  3. An American, especially a soldier or leader who wages war against Islamist militants.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A Westerner

      A Westerner; a Christian, especially of European descent or a missionary.

    2. (either attributively or in the plural) The United States and its Western allies.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA