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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a disputant who advocates reform;
[syn: reformer, reformist, crusader, social reformer, meliorist]

2. a warrior who engages in a holy war;
- Example: "the Crusaders tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Crusader \Cru*sad"er\ (-s?"d?r), n. One engaged in a crusade; as, the crusaders of the Middle Ages. [1913 Webster] Azure-eyed and golden-haired, Forth the young crusaders fared. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

crusader n 1: a disputant who advocates reform [syn: reformer, reformist, crusader, social reformer, meliorist] 2: a warrior who engages in a holy war; "the Crusaders tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims"