Definition of crusader Crusader

/kɹusejˈdɚ/ - [kruseyder] - cru•sad•er

We found 8 definitions of crusader from 7 different sources.

What does crusader mean?

WordNet

Noun
crusader - a warrior who engages in a holy war; "the Crusaders tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims"
		warrior someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
crusader - a disputant who advocates reform
		reformer, reformist, social reformer, meliorist
		controversialist, disputant, eristic a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
		abolitionist, emancipationist a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
		birth-control campaigner, birth-control reformer a social reformer who advocates birth control and family planning
		chartist a stock market analyst who tries to predict market trends from graphs of recent prices of securities
		civil rights activist, civil rights leader, civil rights worker a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups
		protester, demonstrator someone who participates in a public display of group feeling
		dry, prohibitionist a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
		conservationist, environmentalist someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution
		feminist, libber, women's liberationist, women's rightist a supporter of feminism
		flower child, hippie, hippy, hipster someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle
		freedom fighter, insurrectionist, insurgent, rebel a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
		activist, militant a militant reformer
		non-resistant, passive resister a reformer who believes in passive resistance
		preservationist someone who advocates the preservation of historical sites or endangered species or natural areas
		utopian an idealistic (but usually impractical) social reformer; "a Utopian believes in the ultimate perfectibility of man"

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Wiktionary

crusader (Noun)
Person engaged in a crusade.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

crusader (n.)
One engaged in a crusade; as, the crusaders of the Middle Ages.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

crusader
A Christian who participated in the crusades.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

crusader
A knight engaged in the Crusades.

Wikipedia

The Crusaders were a series of armies that went on the four separate Crusades starting from 1095] and ending with the Fourth Crusade in 1204. They were trying to march to Jerusalem and claim it as their own.