Meaning of CRUSADER
| Pronunciation: | | kroos'eydur
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- [n] a warrior who engages in a holy war; "the crusaders tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims"
- [n] a disputant who advocates reform
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| | Synonyms: | | meliorist, reformer, reformist |
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| | See Also: | | abolitionist, activist, Anthony Comstock, birth-control campaigner, birth-control reformer, Chartist, civil rights leader, civil rights worker, Comstock, conservationist, controversialist, demonstrator, disputant, dry, emancipationist, environmentalist, feminist, flower child, Francis Everett Townsend, freedom fighter, Girolamo Savonarola, hippie, hippy, hipster, Hus, Huss, insurgent, insurrectionist, Jan Hus, John Huss, John Wilkes, libber, militant, non-resistant, Owen, passive resister, prohibitionist, protester, rebel, Robert Owen, Savonarola, Townsend, Utopian, warrior, Wilkes, women's liberationist, women's rightist | |
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| | Definition: | |  Crusader
Fifteen-year-old Rebecca`s life has been turned upside-down once too many times: her mother was murdered seven years ago, the killer was never caught, her father is practically invisible in her life, and the only family she can call her own is her drunken uncle and his troublemaking children. Rebecca longs to figure out what happened to her mother, and is determined to solve the mystery. She also wants to change the direction her life is taking. Will she be able to turn her life around? And will her mother`s killer be caught? more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cru*sad"er\ (-s?"d?r), n.
One engaged in a crusade; as, the crusaders of the Middle
Ages.
Azure-eyed and golden-haired, Forth the young crusaders
fared. --Longfellow.
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