Definition of saracen Saracen

Sar•a•cen

We found 11 definitions of saracen from 6 different sources.

What does saracen mean?

Noun
saracen - (historically) a Muslim who opposed the Crusades
		moslem, muslim a believer in or follower of Islam
saracen - (historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire
		nomad a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons
saracen - (when used broadly) any Arab

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saracen (Noun)
Member of a nomadic people from the Sinai near the Roman province of Arabia in the early centuries CE, who were specifically distinguished from Arabs.
saracen (Noun)
An Arab or any Muslim, especially one involved in the Crusades.
saracen (Noun)
A pirate in the Mediterranean.
saracen (Noun)
A type of six-wheeled armoured personnel carrier.

saracen (n.)
Anciently, an Arab; later, a Mussulman; in the Middle Ages, the common term among Christians in Europe for a Mohammedan hostile to the crusaders.

saracen
sar′a-sen, n. a name variously employed by medieval writers to designate the Mohammedans of Syria and Palestine, the Arabs generally, or the Arab-Berber races of northern Africa, who conquered Spain and Sicily and invaded France.—adjs. Saracen′ic, -al.—n. Sar′acenism.—Saracenic architecture, a general name for Mohammedan architecture. [O. Fr. sarracin, sarrazin—Low L. Saracenus—Late Gr. Sarakēnos—Ar. sharkeyn, eastern people, as opposed to maghribe, 'western people'—i.e. the people of Morocco.]