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Definition of Crusader
1. Noun. A disputant who advocates reform.
Generic synonyms: Controversialist, Disputant, Eristic
Specialized synonyms: Abolitionist, Emancipationist, Birth-control Campaigner, Birth-control Reformer, Chartist, Civil Rights Activist, Civil Rights Leader, Civil Rights Worker, Demonstrator, Protester, Dry, Prohibitionist, Conservationist, Environmentalist, Feminist, Libber, Women's Liberationist, Women's Rightist, Flower Child, Hippie, Hippy, Hipster, Freedom Fighter, Insurgent, Insurrectionist, Rebel, Activist, Militant, Non-resistant, Passive Resister, Preservationist, Utopian
Specialized synonyms: Anthony Comstock, Comstock, Dix, Dorothea Dix, Dorothea Lynde Dix, Hus, Huss, Jan Hus, John Huss, Owen, Robert Owen, Girolamo Savonarola, Savonarola, Francis Everett Townsend, Townsend, John Wilkes, Wilkes
Derivative terms: Crusade, Meliorism, Reform, Reform, Reform, Reform, Reformism, Reformist
2. Noun. A warrior who engages in a holy war. "The Crusaders tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims"
Definition of Crusader
1. n. One engaged in a crusade; as, the crusaders of the Middle Ages.
Definition of Crusader
1. Noun. Person engaged in a crusade. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Crusader
1. one that crusades [n -S] - See also: crusades
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crusader
Literary usage of Crusader
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Maintaining Budgetary Discipline: Spending and Revenue Options edited by Sherry Snyder (1999)
"The crusader—which includes a self-propelled howitzer and a resup- ply vehicle—is
considered by ... Supporters cite several reasons why crusader is needed. ..."
2. The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells (1920)
"SIR GUY THE crusader SIR GUY was a doughty crusader, A muscular knight, Ever
ready to fight, A very determined invader, And Dickey de Lion's delight. ..."
3. The Irish Jurist (1858)
"course his antagonist, the crusader, who had already weathered the steamer, was
then upon, and upon which lie intended to follow her. ..."
4. The Underlying Principles of Modern Legislation by William Jethro Brown (1920)
"The faith of the crusader is an instructive example. We can still hear across
the ages the echo of the exultant cry : " It is the will of God! ..."
5. Builders of United Italy by Rupert Sargent Holland (1908)
"GARIBALDI, THE crusader \ \ THEN Mazzini had stirred men's minds to » » fever-heat
in the ... He was always the pure- hearted crusader with the single goal. ..."
6. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1915)
"A crusader Against the National Ash Heap EVERY year America suffers an appalling
fire loss, a loss that would build two Panama Canals every third year. ..."
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