crusader
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crusader
- /kɹuːˈseɪdə/ UK
- /kɹuˈseɪdɚ/ US
Rhymes with -eɪdə(ɹ)
noun crusaders
- A fighter or participant in the medieval Crusades. Tony's face expressed relief, and Nettie sat silent for a moment until the vicar said “It was a generous impulse, but it may have been a momentary one, while in the case of monk and crusader there must have been a sustaining purpose, and possibly a great abnegation, a leaving of lands and possession
- A person engaged in a crusade.
- An American, especially a soldier or leader who wages war against Islamist militants. 1998, Osama Bin Ladenhttps://irp.fas.org/world/para/docs/980223-fatwa.htm Second, despite the great devastation inflicted on the Iraqi people by the crusader-Zionist alliance, and despite the huge number of those killed, which has exceeded 1 million... despite all this, the Americans are once agains
- A Westerner; a Christian, especially of European descent or a missionary.
- (either attributively or in the plural) The United States and its Western allies.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: reformer, reformist, meliorist, resister, campaigner, activist, patrol, crossover, militant, cross, caped, harm, animal, crusadism, knight templar, knights templar
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noun fighter in the medieval crusades
| Español | cruzado |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 十字軍 jūjigun, 十字軍騎士 jūjigun kishi |
| 中文 | 十字軍 /十字军 shízìjūn, 十字軍戰士 /十字军战士 shízìjūn zhànshì |
| Português | cruzado |
| Français | croisé |
| Deutsch | Kreuzfahrer, Kreuzritter, Kreuzzügler |
| Italiano | crociato |
| Ελληνικά | σταυροφόρος stavrofóros |
| Română | cruciat |
| Русский | крестоно́сец krestonósec |
| Tiếng Việt | quân thập tự |
| العربية | صليبي salibi |
| עברית | צַלְבָּן tsalbán |
noun person engaged in a figurative crusade
| 中文 | 鬥士 /斗士 dòushì, 志士 zhìshì |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | σταυροφόρος stavrofóros |
Talk about this word "crusader." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/crusader. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. crusader. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/crusader "crusader." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/crusader.Cite this
@misc{crusader_2026,
title = {crusader},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crusader},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
