crusader
IPA: krusˈeɪdɝ
noun
- (historical) A fighter in the medieval Crusades who had taken the Cross.
- (figurative) A person engaged in a crusade.
- (Islam, politics, derogatory, Islamism) An American, especially a soldier or leader who wages war against Islamist militants.
- (Islam, politics, derogatory, Islamism, religious slur) A Westerner; a Christian, especially of European descent or a missionary.
- (Islam, politics, derogatory, Islamism) (either attributively or in the plural) The United States and its Western allies.
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Examples of "crusader" in Sentences
- The school mascot is the Crusader.
- The crusaders captured and sacked the city.
- The Ferengi were the Crusaders of Christendom.
- A hermit waits for the arrival of the crusaders.