1.
[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"